LEADER 04209cam a2200661 i 4500001 99129146898006421 005 20240711083613.0 008 230320t20232023nyu e b 000 f eng d 010 2023938038 019 13959534721406984093 020 9780316564342 |q(hardcover) 020 0316564346 |q(hardcover) 035 |n(MLS)7414823 035 (OCoLC)on1372393495 040 YDX |beng |erda |cYDX |dBDX |dIOU |dMJ8 |dOCLCF |dLJW |dOI6 |dMWD |dCHY |dFSP |dTDS |dIMT |dTOH |dOCLCO |dINR |dMTG 043 n-us-tx 050 4 PS3553.R545 |bM33 2023 082 04 813/.54 |223 100 1 Crook, Elizabeth, |d1959- |eauthor. 245 14 The madstone : |ba novel / |cElizabeth Crook. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York : |bLittle, Brown and Company, |c2023. 264 4 |c©2023 300 279 pages ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275). 520 "Texas hill country, 1868. As nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve tends to business in his workshop, he witnesses a stagecoach strand a passenger. When the man, a treasure hunter, persuades Benjamin to help track down the vanished coach--and a mysterious fortune left aboard--Benjamin is drawn into a drama whose scope he could never have imagined, for they discover on reaching the coach that its passengers include Nell, a pregnant young woman, and her four-year-old son, Tot, who are fleeing Nell's brutal husband and his murderous brothers. Having told the Freedmen's Bureau the whereabouts of her husband's gang--a sadistic group wanted for countless acts of harassment and violence against Black citizens--Nell is in grave danger. If her husband catches her, he will kill her and take their son. Learning of their plight, Benjamin offers to deliver Nell and Tot to a distant port on the Gulf of Mexico, where they can board a ship to safety. He is joined in this chivalrous act by two other companions: the treasure hunter whose stranding began this endeavor and a restless Black Seminole who is a veteran of wars on both sides of the Rio Grande and who has an escape plan of his own.​ Fraught with jeopardy from the outset, the trek across Texas becomes still more dangerous as buried secrets, including a cursed necklace, emerge. And even as Benjamin falls in love with Nell and imagines a life as Tot's father, vengeful pursuers are never far behind. With its vivid characters and expansive canvas, The Madstone calls to mind Lonesome Dove, yet Elizabeth Crook's new novel is a singular achievement. Told in Benjamin's resolute and unforgettable voice, it is full of eccentric action, unrelenting peril, and droll humor--a thrilling and beautifully rendered story of three people sharing a hazardous and defining journey that will forever bind them together"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Man-woman relationships |vFiction. 650 0 Adventure stories. 650 0 Treasure troves |vFiction. 650 0 Treasure hunting |vFiction. 650 0 Gangs |vFiction. 650 6 Relations entre hommes et femmes |vRomans, nouvelles, etc. 650 6 Trésors |xRecherche |vRomans, nouvelles, etc. 650 6 Chasse au trésor |vRomans, nouvelles, etc. 650 7 FICTION / Action & Adventure. |2bisacsh 650 7 Gangs |2fast 650 7 Man-woman relationships |2fast 650 7 Man-woman relationship |vFiction. |2sears 650 7 Gangs |vFiction. |2sears 651 0 Texas |vFiction. 651 6 Texas |vRomans, nouvelles, etc. 651 7 Texas |vFiction. |2sears 655 7 Fiction |2fast 655 7 Western fiction |2fast 655 7 Novels. |2lcgft 655 7 Western fiction. |2lcgft 655 7 Action and adventure fiction. |2lcgft 655 7 Historical fiction. |2lcgft 655 7 Romans. |2rvmgf 852 |bdixn 910 |d67542 |gMIDWEST 914 (OCoLC)on1372393495 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240710 |eprocessed |f1372393495 980 20231219 |f5308255 |hB1202mon |i29.00 |j28.76 |n7414823 982 |bFY21 |n2021 |q32101119381810 986 |hPS3553.R545 |iM33 2023