Cruzatte and Maria

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453246818

<DIV><B>A deputy discovers Meriwether Lewis&rsquo;s journal in this modern-day mystery by an author who &ldquo;writes about the rural West better than anyone&rdquo; (<I>Rocky Mountain News</I>).</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> When he&rsquo;s asked to serve as a consultant for a documentary about the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark&rsquo;s expedition up the Missouri River, Gabriel Du Pr&eacute;&rsquo;s impulse is to flee. Eastern Montana isn&rsquo;t accustomed to getting much attention, and its residents prefer it that way. But the director of the film is dating Du Pr&eacute;&rsquo;s daughter Maria, so this hard-bitten fiddler&rsquo;s hands are tied.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> The M&eacute;tis Indian lawman agrees to act as a guide and help the filmmakers navigate the river, which is as deadly now as it was in 1805. The Missouri has claimed nine lives in the past three years&mdash;a suspiciously high death toll the FBI wants Du Pr&eacute; to investigate. While trolling the riverbanks, Du Pr&eacute; stumbles upon a national treasure: Meriwether Lewis&rsquo;s lost journals, which the American government will do anything to get back. Meanwhile, when members of the film crew start dying, Du Pr&eacute; begins to wonder if the locals hate outsiders so much they might be willing to kill to keep them out.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Bowen&rsquo;s exuberant storytelling mines the rich cultural history of the West .&#160;.&#160;. [and features] delightfully extravagant characters&rdquo; (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>).<BR /><BR /><I>Cruzatte and Maria&#160;</I>is the 8th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pr&eacute; series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.</DIV>