Review - Biscuits and Gravy - 5 stars

The Johnstone writing organization has another hit on its hands in the book entitled "Biscuits and Gravy." This one introduces a new character named Dewey (Mac) MacKenzie, at least new to this reader, .  Mac seems at first like a regular drifting cowhand.  But there are things lurking in his past including being wanted for murder in New Orleans.

His introduction comes after stopping in a saloon in Harcourt City for a drink and then stepping in to keep a very pretty girl, Becky,  from getting punched by a ne'er-do-well local cowboy/tough. This leads to a fight and a confrontation with the law.  Things happen as might be expected in any western novel.  Good guys and bad guys, but in this case is the supposed good guy also a murderer?

After some revenge-taking by the local toughs, Mac is helped back to health by the aforesaid young woman and her brother, Marcus, who own a ranch and he ends up helping them organize a cattle drive.  Cattle drives are notoriously hard and this one is no exception and is filled with adventures. Mac is a heck of a chuck wagon cook and keeps the crew in good eats.

But other things intervene including a detective out to arre
st Mac on murder charges.  When it seems as if things might be settling down the "big dog" in the little town where Mac started -Oscar Harcourt--makes a play to take over the herd, ranch, and pretty Miss Becky..

A good character for the Johnstone conglomerate to focus more on in future stories.  The adventure is first rate and made for a very enjoyable read.