Stewball

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453246856

<DIV><B>&ldquo;Peter Bowen does for Montana what Tony Hillerman does for New Mexico&rdquo; (<I>Midwest Book Review</I>).</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> Gabriel Du Pr&eacute;&rsquo;s aunt Pauline has burned through more than her share of husbands, so it&rsquo;s no surprise when she shows up in Toussaint complaining that the latest one, Badger, has run off. Du Pr&eacute;, the M&eacute;tis Indian fiddler, retired cattle inspector, and sometime deputy, agrees to go looking for her man. He finds him shot, execution-style, in the wilds of the Montana countryside. A chat with his contacts at the FBI reveals that Badger, a small-time drug smuggler, had been working for them since his last arrest. Pauline&rsquo;s husband was bait, but the big fish got away.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> The last lead was to a cabal of wealthy gamblers who pass their time racing horses in the barren Montana brush. To infiltrate their tight-knit syndicate, Du Pr&eacute; goes undercover, lining up his own horse and jockey. He must tread lightly, because horses are not the only things these men shoot.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Gabriel Du Pr&eacute;&rsquo;s foray into the world of illegal horse racing is &ldquo;as consistently entertaining as its predecessors. [Du Pr&eacute;], ever skeptical of the modern world and its institutions, places his faith in people, the land, a hand-rolled smoke, and the occasional ditch-water highball&rdquo; (<I>Booklist</I>).<BR /><BR /><I>Stewball&#160;</I>is the 12th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pr&eacute; series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.</DIV>