- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (April 12 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312277334
- ISBN-13: 978-0312277338
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #291,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Distinctive characters and the rich Montana setting lift Bowen's Gabriel Du Pré adventure, the 11th (after 2003's Badlands) to feature the Metis-Indian tracker. Billionaire Markham Millbank wants to buy the journals of explorer Meriwether Lewis, allegedly found by Du Pré while looking into the disappearance of some Missouri River boaters in 2001's Cruzatte and Maria. Du Pré refuses either to acknowledge or produce the priceless material, and scornfully tosses to the ground envelopes filled with money he receives from Millbank. An increasingly ominous cloud hangs over the Toussaint Saloon, where Du Pré hangs out and sometimes plays the fiddle. When a fellow musician and a friend's niece are attacked, Du Pré must admit the seriousness of the situation. Nosing around between fiddling, drinking "ditchwater" highballs and receiving counsel from his wise longtime love, Madelaine Placquemines, Du Pré is soon at the heart of a murder case that's not what it seems. The author's proseâ€"including unusual punctuation and speech rhythmsâ€"may take some getting used to for the uninitiated. Yet the lure of Du Pré and his cronies is not in Bowen's sometimes elliptical language but in the texture of the storytelling, soaked in folklore, mysticism and wry humor in the face of human folly.
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* The lost journals of Lewis and Clark are said to reside somewhere in Toussaint, Montana, and it's rumored that Gabe Du Pre is the only man who knows their whereabouts. The feds want Du Pre to surrender them as a national treasure. Technically, Du Pre doesn't know where they are, though his spiritual guide, Benetsee, an Indian with mystical powers, does. And no one can make Benetsee do anything he doesn't want to do. But even as Gabe and his lawyer tangle the feds up in a legal stalemate, other, less benign forces have made it clear they want the journals. Gabe isn't interested in the riches that anonymous callers offer him, but the scent of money draws trouble, and soon two people in Gabe's inner circle have been kidnapped, with the journals sought as the ransom. Toussaint isn't just a small rural community. It's a battleground where the irresistible forces of technology and greed run headlong into the immovable concept of personal integrity. Gabe speaks pidgin English, drinks too much, and scratches out a living as a roadhouse fiddler. But like the most memorable creations in detective fiction, his moral center is unshakable. Another wonderful adventure in a great series. Wes Lukowsky
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Much Ado,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Tumbler (Hardcover)
My husband gave me this book for my birthday. It was the only book I took with me on a business trip to Vancouver. I REALLY wanted to like it. I actually wanted to love it. I was completely frustrated by it: not the language, which I found the most interesting part of the whole thing. I just thought the characters were smug and full of themselves and the mystery wasn't very compelling and all the good stuff happened in between the chapters. And if Du Pre went out to see if the wise old Benetsee had come home ONE MORE TIME I think I would have started ripping pages out of the damn thing. Bowen needs to write a book about the music of the Metis (the only exciting parts of the book were when Du Pre and Bassman and Pere Godin were playing their music) and forget about the "mystery" since he's not any more involved in it than we aren't.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and thoughtful,
By booksforabuck "BooksForABuck" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tumbler (Hardcover)
Violence is never far removed from Gabriel Du Pre's life. It starts when an angry girlfriend breaks in on Du Pre's band and starts shooting the bass player. But things get worse when someone attacks one of his friends and maces the friend's daughter. And the legal troubles Du Pre finds himself in over the journals he's discovered from the Lewis and Clark Expedition suddenly explode when someone starts offering big bucks for the journals--no questions asked. Du Pre isn't selling, but Indian wise man Benetsee tells Du Pre that his troubles are only starting. Before long, there will be death. And Du Pre and his friends will be in the middle of it. Author Peter Bowen tells a fascinating story of old treasure, modern greed, Indian wisdom, and the west. Du Pre, Benetsee, and several of the other characters ring absolutely true and Bowen paints a vivid picture of rural life in Montana. As with the other books in the Gabriel Du Pre series, THE TUMBLER is both a fascinating mystery and an even more fascinating look into character and the land. Du Pre and the other characters don't speak much and when they do, their dialect takes a bit of getting used to, but I found charm, wisdom, and a nice sense of humor combined in what they had to say. THE TUMBLER is a definite winner with plenty of red herrings, lots of people with more money than sense, and an ending that is exciting and satisfying, while being as wistful as is Bowen's picture of the dying west.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great mystery,
By Alise "beatha" (usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tumbler (Hardcover)
Peter Bowen has a knack for capturing the language and customs of the Metis in a way that makes you feel you are really there -- then throws in a mystery that keeps you guessing until the last page.
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