The Adam Chaser

"The Adam Chaser" by B. M. Bower is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story features Professor Abington, a young archaeologist drawn to the Sonora caves in Arizona, where he faces unexpected challenges involving both the treacherous landscape and the fate of others. The narrative intertwines themes of adventure, survival, and the pursuit of knowledge, set against the rugged backdrop of the American West. The opening of the novel introduces Professor Abington, who finds himself stranded in a remote canyon after his car breaks down. As he deals with the harsh desert environment, he encounters a deputy sheriff transporting a dangerous prisoner, Bill Jonathan, who cleverly escapes, taking the sheriff's car with him. Abington's interest in the contents of the cigarette case he encounters adds a layer of mystery and foreboding, hinting at future complications that will arise as the characters' fates become intertwined in their quest for both survival and discovery. The stage is set for an adventure marked by archaeological intrigue and personal revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.