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Gail Bowen (nee Bartholomew) was born on 22 September 1942 in Toronto. She earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto and an M.A. from the University of Waterloo. She was granted tenure at the University of Regina in 1986 and taught English at First Nations University of Canada (formerly the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College) until her retirement in 2007. In addition to her mystery novels featuring Joanne Kilbourn, Bowen has written several plays. She lives in Regina.

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Books by Gail Bowen

	1987 1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide (with Ron Marken)
	1990 Deadly Appearances
	1991 Murder at the Mendel
	1992 The Wandering Soul Murders
	1994 A Colder Kind of Death
	1996 A Killing Spring The head of the School of Journalism at Joanne Kilbourn's university is found dead in a scandalous position.
	1998 Verdict in Blood
	2000 Burying Ariel
	2002 The Glass Coffin
	2004 The Last Good Day
	2004 The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn (contains Deadly Appearances, Murder at the Mendel, and The Wandering Soul Murders)
	2006 The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn (contains A Colder Kind of Death, A Killing Spring, and Verdict in Blood)
	2006 The Endless Knot
	2008 The Brutal Heart
	2010 Love You to Death
	2010 The Nesting Dolls
	2010 One Fine Day You're Gonna Die
	2011 The Shadow Killer
	2012 Kaleidoscope
	2013 The Gifted
	2013 The Thirteenth Rose
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Award: Novel
  • 1995 – A Colder Kind of Death – Winner
  • 1999 – Verdict in Blood – Shortlisted
  • 2005 – The Last Good Day – Shortlisted

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1990 – Deadly Appearances – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Fiction
  • 1996 – A Killing Spring – Shortlisted
  • 2000 – Burying Ariel – Shortlisted
  • 2003 – Dancing in Poppies – Shortlisted
  • 2006 – The Endless Knot – Shortlisted
  • 2008 – The Brutal Heart – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Regina Book Award
  • 1996 – A Killing Spring – Shortlisted
  • 2002 – The Glass Coffin – Shortlisted
  • 2003 – Dancing in Poppies – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – The Last Good Day – Shortlisted
  • 2006 – The Endless Knot – Shortlisted
  • 2008 – The Brutal Heart – Shortlisted

Links

• Official site

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Added 10 June 2006.
Updated 12 June 2013.