Coyote Wind and Specimen Song The First 2 Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pre

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"Bowen has taken the antihero of Hemingway and Hammett and brought him up to date......As the best literary novels are able to do, Coyote Wind brings many worlds together and hones the language to create a fresh, memorable character and a profound vision." -Jonis Agee, The New York Times Book Review Featuring Montanan cattle-brand inspector and occasional sleuth Gabriel Du Pr, Peter Bowen's spare and lyrical mysteries have always received the critics' highest praise.Now, the first two mysteries in the series, Coyote Wind and Specimen Song, are brought together in one volume.Praise for the Gabriel Du Pr mysteries:"Wonderful....wise....Hilarious as the satire often is, what makes these stories so rare is the byplay among the natives." -Washington Post Book World"Bowen tells his story in short, perfectly crafted scenes.The dialogue, the relationships, the Montana landscape, and, most of all, the quirky and memorable characters are all matchlessly drawn.If John Nichols wrote mystery fiction, it might read a lot like Peter Bowen." -The Denver Post"Bowen's writing is lean and full of mordant observations.His hardy characters....come to life, and his wry humor provides relief from the haunting, wind-bitten cattle-ranch landscape." -Publishers WeeklyAUTHORBIO: Peter Bowen, a Montanan, writes of the West.Cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and novelist, he's written the picaresque Yellowstone Kelly historical novels, humor columns and essays on blood sport as Coyote Jack, and the Gabriel Du Pr mysteries.