01151cam a2200277 4500 357713262 TxAuBib 110526s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780451236210 pbk. 0451236211 pbk. (OCoLC)49487 BTCTA eng BTCTA BDX TxAuBib Mayo, Matthew P. Dead man's ranch : a Ralph Compton novel / by Matthew P. Mayo. New York : Signet, 2012. 294 p. ; 18 cm. Brian Middleton left his father's ranch long ago to make his own way. But now, he's returned to claim the land his late father left him--and learns the hard way that if he wants to keep something in the Wild West, he has to fight for it. With local lowlifes and shady con-men after the Driving D ranch, Middleton has no choice but to make a stand. 12-up. Ranches. Inheritance and succession Fiction. Western stories. New Mexico Fiction. Historical fiction. Compton, Ralph. QS7