The Kelly Trail

Written by Ralph Compton and Terrence McCauley

Narrated by Brian Hutchison

In this new Ralph Compton Western, William “Bull” Kelly brings his five sons onto the cattle drive, but
when rustlers stampede the herd and injure them, he’ll do anything to protect his own.

Over the past twenty years, William “Bull” Kelly acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has
led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. Most impressive of all, he once drove
his herd all the way up to Montana. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle on his own,
with his five sons.

Everything starts off fine, but when a group of cattle thieves try to stampede the herd, some of Kelly’s sons are hurt
in the melee. The rustlers quickly find out that Kelly isn’t called “Bull” because he insists on riding at the head of the
herd. He’s called “Bull” because of his skill with the harsh whip coiled on his belt

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781980089148

Ralph Compton

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. His first novel in the Trail Drive series, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. He died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1998.