In modern-day Montana, brushfires, meth dealers, and murder challenge a deputy in a mystery that’s “a pleasure to read” (Publishers Weekly).
In the midst of a drought in Toussaint, Montana, Métis Indian tracker and cattle investigator Gabriel Du Pré learns that Maddy Collins has been killed—and goes looking for answers.
Du Pré suspects a pair of boys who, despite their good upbringing, have fallen in with a gang of crystal meth dealers. Not long after the murder, they vanish. As the town is threatened by a forest fire, Du Pré puts his own life at risk to hunt for the two young men, not knowing whether they’re alive or dead. But if the inferno reaches Toussaint, no one will be safe.
Ash Child is the 9th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
“[Du Pré’s] lusty appetites and salty speech account for the irresistible earthiness in Peter Bowen’s Montana mysteries.” —The New York Times
“A pleasure to read.” —Publishers Weekly
“Wonderful . . . wise . . . Hilarious.” —The 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.” —The Denver Post
“[A] dazzling entry in a wonderful series . . . The Du Pré stories are about a vanishing way of life and the determined souls who fight a rear-guard action to keep it alive.” —Booklist, starred review
