Tomaino Robert - New Madrid - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Imagine a world in which the Salem witch trials never ended It's the early 1800s and Jack Ellard is a reluctant lawman of the growing river town of New Madrid Missouri. Expelled from the army for his role in a brutal Native American massacre Jack has carved out a solitary life as sheriff and rebuffed several offers to become marshal. Despite his desire to avoid controversy and conflict trouble follows him out west. When a young girl named Abigail Duncan goes missing everything changes. Jack is forced to delve into the town's secrets and confront his feelings for the girl's mother Sarah. But when a firebrand preacher named Elijah Prescott and a city - raised Native American named Chata arrive and offer to help find the young girl Jack is unsure of their motives. Neither is who they claim to be. Even Sarah seems to be hiding things from him and Jack begins to fear the preacher's criticism of her bold and uncompromising demeanor.
Title: New Madrid
Author(s): Tomaino Robert
Publisher: Woodhall Press
Barcode: 9781949116953
Pages: 272 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/5/2021
Category: Westerns