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Dusty Richards (November 11, 1937 - January 18, 2018) was an American western novelist who wrote more than 150 books in his career, which spanned more than half a century. In 1991, M. Evans & Co published a hardcover copy of Noble’s Way, which was Richards’ first published novel. In 2001, St. Martin published the novel Rancher’s Law, followed by The Natural published in 2002. In 2004, an award-winning series, The Abilene Trail, was published by Signet under the pseudonym, Ralph Compton. Richards released his 150th book in 2015, The Mustanger and the Lady, which was adapted for screen two years later at the Bentonville Film Festival with the title, Painted Woman.