Peter Bowen Books in Order
Peter Bowen has written 19 books, published between 1987 and 2018. The first book is Gentleman and Scout (1987) and the newest is Solus (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1987–2018
- Pages on record
- 4,199 in 17 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 70–105 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,199 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Peter Bowen (1945-2020) was an American novelist who settled in Livingston, Montana, and had worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger and poet. Two series hold the fiction: the Gabriel Du Pre mysteries, set in Montana, and the Yellowstone Kelly historical novels. Luther Sage Kelly (1849-1928), the Nez Perce, the Spanish-American War and the South African War are among the subjects. Nineteen books are catalogued, from Gentleman and Scout (1987) to Solus (2018). Bowen also wrote humour and hunting pieces as Coyote Jack.
How many Peter Bowen books are there?
Peter Bowen has 19 books, released between 1987 and 2018. They include 2 separate series.
Peter Bowen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Peter Bowen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119872822/4
- 219912682/4
- 319922102/4
- 41994–2/4
- 51995–2/4
- 619962262/4
- 719972242/4
- 819982562/4
- 919992642/4
- 1020002882/4
- 1120013262/4
- 1220012642/4
- 1320022142/4
- 1420032502/4
- 1520042132/4
- 1620052102/4
- 1720062262/4
- 1820152522/4
- 1920182262/4
Peter Bowen books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Gabriel Du Pre in order
15 books- 1. Coyote Wind
- 2. Specimen Song
- 3. Wolf, No Wolf
- 4. Notches
- 5. Thunder Horse
- 6. Long Son
- 7. The Stick Game
- 8. Cruzatte and Maria
- 9. Ash Child
- 10. Badlands
- 11. The Tumbler
- 12. Stewball
- and 3 more in the table above
Yellowstone Kelly in order
4 booksDo you have to read Peter Bowen books in order?
You only need to read Peter Bowen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Peter Bowen
Start with Gentleman and Scout (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Peter Bowen book?
Solus (2018) is the newest Peter Bowen book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Bowen book coming?
No next Peter Bowen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Peter Bowen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Peter Bowen title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Peter Bowen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,199 pages across the 17 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Bowen books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
What the Peter Bowen books are about
All 19 Peter Bowen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: du pre, gabriel (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Du pre, gabriel (fictitious character) 12 of 19 books
- Montana 10 of 19 books
- Gabriel Du Pré (Fictitious character) 8 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 19 books
- Sheriffs 6 of 19 books
- Westerns 3 of 19 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 19 books
- Kelly, luther sage, 1849-1928 2 of 19 books