"Exciting regional mystery"
Gabriel Du Pre is in the hospital recovering from a burst
appendix when he hears the news that somebody killed Maddy
Collins. Somebody smashed her head in with a hatchet and
left, leaving the front door open. There is no obvious
motive for the seventy eight-year old woman's death since
she was a bit of a recluse and never bothered anyone. When
Du Pre leaves the hospital, he camps out in the back of
Maddy's house, hoping that the perp will return to the
scene of the crime. He doesn't find a killer but he does notice two seventeen
year olds who are curious about the crime scenes. He lets
them go and the next thing he knows he's back in the
hospital because somebody banged him pretty badly on the
head. Somebody burns down Maddy's house and the fire
spreads to the nearby Wolf Mountains where the bodies of
the two teens seen at Maddy's now are discovered with
bullets in their bodies. Gabriel is determined to flush
out the person who has wrecked such havoc on his little
Montana town. Peter Bowen does for Montana what Tony Hillerman does for
New Mexico. His regional mysteries, starring the unique
character Gabriel Du Pre, are picturesque, totally
absorbing and utterly charming. The author is so
descriptive that one can picture the town of Toussaint in
the mind's eye. Anyone who has not read a "Gabriel Du Pre
mystery is missing out on something special. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 5, 2002
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