Gail Bowen
Bio
Born on September 22, 1942 (as Gail Barthlomew) in Toronto, Gail Bowen is now married, has three children (Hildy, Max, Nat) and lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is an English teacher at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College of the University of Regina. She has studied at the University of Toronto (B.A.) and the University of Waterloo (M.A. in English), and has done post-graduate studies in Canadian Literature at the University of Saskatchewan. In addition to her novels, she has also written several plays. She is a columnist for the CBC Radio in Regina and occasionally for the National CBC Radio.
Her fourth book, A Colder Kind of Death, won the 1995 Arthur Ellis Award for best novel. The protagonist in this series is Joanne Kilbourne, a professor. Recently, Deadly Appearances, Murder at the Mendel (aka Love and Murder), The Wandering Soul Murders, A Colder Kind of Death, A Killing Spring, and Verdict in Blood were adapted into television movies.
Bibliography
Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries:
The Last Good Day (2004)
The Glass Coffin (2002)
Burying Ariel (2000)
Verdict in Blood (1998)
A Killing Spring (1996)
A Colder Kind Of Death (1994)
The Wandering Soul Murders (1992)
Murder At The Mendel (1991) (Re-issued as Love and Murder)
Deadly Appearances (1990)
Other Works:
1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide (with Ron Marken) (1987)
"The Fiction of Sinclair Ross" (Canadian Literature, Spring, 1979)
"Guides to the Treasure of Self: The Function of Women in the Fiction of Robertson Davies" (Waves, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall 1976)
Play: Adaptation of Peter Pan (1997)
Play: The Tree (Globe Theatre, Regina, 1994)
Play: Dancing in Poppies (co-written with Ron Marken) (Globe Theatre, 1993)
Play: Beauty and the Beast (Globe Theatre, 1993)
Links
Gail Bowen's Official Site
Mystery Reviews Online