Have you ever read a book and then immediately wanted to read every book in the series? That just happened to me.
Since I’m moving to Montana, I thought I would find some mystery books set in my new home state. My library had a few, so I randomly put a Gabriel Du Pré mystery by Peter Bowen on hold.
This book is set in eastern Montana and features a group of people called the Métis. They are an Indigenous people that have both Indigenous and European lineages.
I’d never heard of this culture, but I was hooked after page one. The dialogue takes some getting used to since it is written as they would talk, but Du Pre’s family is so funny and wicked smart that I loved them all.
The tension throughout the book is wound tight, and I couldn’t wait to get to the end, just so I could be sure none of the good guys were hurt. It was a marvelous book.
The Du Pré book I read was called Stewball and is book twelve in the series. Once I finished this book, I immediately went back to the library website to check out another. To my horror, Stewball is the only book by Peter Bowen that the library has. It’s a tragedy!!!
I went to Amazon, but they want over six dollars for the Kindle versions. If I am going to spend that kind of money, I’ll buy the physical book. Unfortunately, I’m not buying physical books in 2021, so I’m stymied.
There is one hope. This series takes place in Montana, so there is a good chance that the Bozeman library will have the books I need. Just another reason to move to Montana.
I don’t know if your library has this book, but if you like mysteries, I highly recommend Stewball* by Peter Bowen. I’m sure I’ll recommend others as soon as I can read them.
*Depending on when you read this post, Stewball is $1.99 on Amazon. A great bargain on a great book.