A Stephen King Novel By Kevin Curtis?

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What is "A Ralph Compton Novel by David Robbins?"
Does that mean Compton didn't write it and Robbins did? So how is it a Compton novel then?

Is it written in the style of Ralph Compton--who is said to write in the style of Louis Lamour?

This seems to be a publisher's ploy to use the name of a popular author to sell books written by someone else.