Gail Bowen

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Gail Dianne Bowen, née Bartholomew (born 22 September 1942) is a Canadian playwright and writer of mystery novels.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Bowen was educated at the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of Saskatchewan. She subsequently taught English in Saskatchewan, and is currently a professor of English at First Nations University of Canada.

Bowen's mystery novels feature Joanne Kilbourn, a widowed mother, political analyst and university professor who finds herself occasionally involved in criminal investigations in various parts of Saskatchewan. Many have been adapted as Canadian television movies by Shaftesbury Films.

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  • 1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide (1986)
  • Deadly Appearances (1990)
  • Murder at the Mendel (1991)
  • The Wandering Soul Murders (1992)
  • Dancing in Poppies (1993)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1993)
  • A Colder Kind of Death (1994, winner of the Arthur Ellis Award)
  • The Tree (1994)
  • A Killing Spring (1996)
  • Verdict in Blood (1998)
  • Burying Ariel (2000)
  • The Glass Coffin (2002)
  • The Last Good Day (2004)
  • The White Bear (2005)
  • The Endless Knot (2006)

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