The Madstone: A Novel by Elizabeth Crook. Little, Brown and Company, 2023. 279 pages. Historical fiction. Adult. Told in the form of a letter written by Benjamin Shreve in November, 1868, in Comfort, Texas, this historical fiction will delight readers of Lonesome Dove and other Western fans. Benjamin, a wood worker, becomes involved with passengers on a stranded stagecoach after it is robbed by bandits. Dickie, or Richard Dean Bell, has a purse with a treasure. Pregnant Bell Banes and her four-year-old son, Tot, are trying to get to New Orleans. Benjamin goes on a harrowing journey to help these people and finds himself. Boerne and Comfort are the main settings, but join these travelers as they embark on an epic adventure and face danger.
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