Peter Bowen

Peter Bowen (May 22, 1945 – April 8, 2020) was an American writer born May 22, 1945, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was adopted by Keith and Marie Elizabeth (Theim) Bowen. He died April 8, 2020 in Livingston, Montana.

He lived in Livingston, Montana, and had worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and novelist. He was the author of the Yellowstone Kelly historical novels as well as the Gabriel Du Pré mysteries. He also wrote humor and hunting articles under the pseudonym "Coyote Jack" for Forbes FYI magazine.

He was married to an old friend, Christine Whiteside, in 2013.

Bowen died on April 8, 2020, at the age of 74.

Works

Yellowstone Kelly novels

Yellowstone Kelly: Gentleman and Scout, 1987 Kelly Blue, 1991 Imperial Kelly, 1992 Kelly and the Three-toed Horse, 2001

Gabriel Du Pré mysteries Coyote Wind, 1994 Specimen Song, 1995 Wolf, No Wolf, 1996 Notches, 1997 Thunder Horse, 1998 Long Son, 1999 The Stick Game, 2000 Cruzatte and Maria, 2001 Ash Child, 2002 Badlands, 2003 The Tumbler, 2004 Stewball, 2005 Nails, 2006 Bitter Creek, 2015 Solus, 2018