Coyote Wind - Peter Bowen
First in the crime-fiction series set in the modern-day west, starring a half-French, half-Indian \character of legendary proportions\ (Ridley Pearson). Officially, Gabriel Du Pré is the cattle inspector for Toussaint, Montana, responsible for making sure no one tries to sell livestock branded by another ranch. Unofficially, he is responsible for much more than cows' backsides. The barren country around Toussaint is too vast for the town's small police force, and so, when needed, this hard-nosed..