The Shadow of a Noose

This is book 2 and excellent read

Jed and Tim Strange are twins and brothers of Daniele. She left home about a year ago to find and [destroy] the murderers of her father. Now the twins have just lost their mother to an illness, and are on their way to find and help Dan. The boys are not equal to Dan in [weapons] and survival, and find themselves in constant trouble, and chased by the law. Never the less you will find this a moving story and fun to read.

This book was as good as all the outhers i have read by Ralph Compton. Mystery,adventer, and realism of what it was like to live in the mid 1800,s. I have lost count on just how many of his books i have read. But i have never been disapponted with any of them. Only wish he could write a lot faster. I have also read Death rides a chestnut mare. Can not wait for the third book to come out. Demon,s pass is also wounderful.

There have been four Western books in my life I have read from the first page to the last without taking a break. One was a Compton trail drive, the other one was Cotton's Montana Red. Now I have done the same with The Shadows of a Noose. The players are tough and I believed they were real. Misery express is the next in the series, coming out this month. I hope it can keep up to this one. These two writers were both great. No wonder they were partners.

After reading Death On A Chestnut Mare, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. Now that I finished reading it, I can't wait for the Riders of Judgement. Danielle and her twin brothers have become some of the best western characters since Hondo Lane. Ralph Compton leaves us with a lot of good books to remember him by. This one is the best so far.

Having read the first in this trilogy, Death Rides A Chestnut Mare, I couldn't wait for this book to come out. I knew Mr. Compton had passed away, but once I saw Ralph Cotton's name on the cover, I knew Mr. Compton had left his work in good hands. The characters, Danielle and her brothers Tim and Jim, are as real, as tough, and as honest as a sawmill dollar. I recommend this book for both adults and young people who like reading about the old west as it was, writing by men who understand it. I can't wait to read the next one, Misery Express, coming out in April.