Solus, Peter Bowen
Solus, Peter Bowen
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Solus
A Montana Mystery Featuring Gabriel Du Pré

Author: Peter Bowen

Narrator: Jim Meskimen

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2019


Synopsis

Gabriel Du Pré is back in action, coming to the aid of a whistleblower on the run, in this all-new novel in a “wonderfully eclectic and enjoyable series” (Booklist).When a hunted military whistleblower and his family need someplace to hide and someone to trust, Toussaint, Montana, is the place, and Gabriel Du Pré the man. The Métis Indian former cattle inspector and sometimes deputy is happy to offer protection, even though he’s already got his hands full with an ailing granddaughter, a meddling medicine man, and a Kazakh eagle hunter prowling the hills above town.As a guard at a Kabul prison, Hoyt Poe witnessed his fellow soldiers abusing the Afghan inmates. Poe’s testimony threatens to expose the military contractor that led the prison’s brutal interrogation program. Now, Temple Security’s billionaire founder, Lloyd Cutler, wants him dead. But how long can the fugitive and his family lay low before Cutler’s mercenaries come to Du Pré’s hometown looking for trouble?Packed with pulse-pounding suspense, wry humor, and the romance of small-town Montana, Solus continues the irresistible adventures of the one of a kind Gabriel Du Pré, “a character of legendary proportions” (New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson).Solus is the 15th book in the Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

About Peter Bowen

Peter Bowen lives in Livingston, Montana, and has worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and novelist. He has written the Gabriel Du Pré mysteries in part because “the Métis are a great people, a wonderful people, and not many Americans know anything about them.”

About Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon for director Ron Howard, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. His television appearances include The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Friends, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds, and Parks and Recreation. He is also a painter, award-winning audiobook narrator, and audiobook director for Galaxy Audio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on September 30, 2018

After a three-year absence, author Peter Bowen returns with the fifteenth novel in his series featuring Gabriel Du Pre, a Metis Indian living in Montana who has worked as a brand inspector and occasional deputy sheriff. Du Pre is now well along in life, with adult grandchildren, but it hasn't slowed......more

Goodreads review by Carol on October 10, 2018

Gaaah! Too much Native American "wisdom" for me, thanks. And the pidgin English scraped my nerves to the bone!......more

Goodreads review by Terri on September 14, 2018

This is #15 in one of my favorite series, which you don't necessarily need to read in order. When someone is trying to kill a war hero turned whistle blower, there is no one better to protect him than Gabriel du Pre of Toussaint, Montana. du Pre and his posse of friends and Metis Indian relatives ar......more

Goodreads review by Geoff on January 16, 2021

The last of Gabriel DuPre Solus is the 15th and last in this series of novels about the people of rural eastern Montana. Bowen, who died recently, will be writing no more about Gabriel DuPre. The entire series is a paean to a fast vanishing way of life in a fast changing world. The novels may be read......more


Quotes

“Peter Bowen writes mysteries that are truly mysterious—informed by Western legend, steeped in Indian superstition.” New York Times Book Review, praise for the series

“Beneath Bowen’s delightfully extravagant characters lurks a warning: the inevitable clashes between outsiders and natives are sometimes funny, sometimes violent, but ultimately tragic.” Publishers Weekly, praise for the series