Mad Baxter

by Wade Miller

He was a high-living, hard-loving giant, a knight astride the front seat of a jeep, who handled women and explosives all his life with the same results. He was Mad Baxter, mining engineer, and he had never been blown up or married - yet.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

See also Bob Wade

Wade Miller is a pen name of two authors, Robert Allison “Bob” Wade (1920-present) and H. Bill Miller (1920-61). The two also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including Whit Masterson and Will Daemer.

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 1988.

Reviews

[Edwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mad Baxter isn’t mad. His first name is Madison. He’s a 40 year old miner and adventurer who claims to have never been blown up and never been married. Baxter return to Sardinia alone to manage a mining operation where ten years previously, in a fit of passion, he promised to marry a tempestuous young woman. The woman Grazia, now grown, and leader of a tight-knit family clan expects Baxter to be true to his word. Baxter starts off on the wrong foot by blowing off the wedding and hiring miners from another family clan with whom they have been feuding. Sort of a Green Acres vibe here with Baxter, the sensible person, surrounded by folks that act unpredictably as he finds himself stuck in one jam after another in a crazy Family Feud. Well written with many memorable characters, especially Grazia who is insanely hot-blooded and volatile. A highly entertaining and humorous adventure tale.

[H. Gibson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chronicles of Han Storm Book Club Read - Classic

My copy of this book is falling apart from old age and had been placed in the 'handle with care' section of my library.
This was one of the first adventure-romance novels I had read as a child and I still love the story.
A definite keeper for my children.