Editing Coyote Blue (section)

{{Short description|1994 novel by Christopher Moore}}
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{{Infobox book  | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name          = Coyote Blue
| title_orig    = 
| translator    = 
| image         = Coyoteblue lg.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = First edition
| author        = [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]]
| cover_artist  = Ruth Marten
| country       = United States
| language      = English
| series        = 
| genre         = [[Comic fantasy]]
| publisher     = [[Simon & Schuster]]
| release_date  = March 4, 1994
| media_type    = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages         = 304  
| isbn          = 0-06-073543-0
| oclc= 56103620
| preceded_by   = [[Practical Demonkeeping]]
| followed_by   = [[Bloodsucking Fiends]]
}}'''''Coyote Blue''''' is a novel by American writer [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]], published in 1994.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Christopher |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyZbAAAAMAAJ |title=Coyote Blue |date=1994 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-0-671-88188-7 |language=en}}</ref> It has been widely reviewed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reardon |first=Patrick T. |date=2017-09-22 |title=Absurdist/Fantasy novels - 3 - Book review: "Coyote Blue" by Christopher Moore |url=https://patricktreardon.com/absurdistfantasy-novels-3-book-review-coyote-blue-by-christopher-moore/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Patrick T. Reardon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-moore/coyote-blue/ |title=COYOTE BLUE {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |date=1 January 1994 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-28 |title=Book recommendation: Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore |url=https://mirandaburski.com/2014/04/28/book-recommendation-coyote-blue-by-christopher-moore/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Miranda Burski |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcus |first=Richard |date=2007-05-30 |title=Book Review: Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore |url=https://blogcritics.org/book-review-coyote-blue-by-christopher/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Blogcritics |language=en-US}}</ref>

The plot concerns a salesman in [[Santa Barbara, California]], named Sam Hunter (a [[Crow Indian]] born Samson Hunts Alone) who, as a teenager, fled his home on the reservation when he was involved in the death of a law officer. The novel begins when the adult Sam has his life turned upside down by [[Coyote (mythology)|Coyote]], the ancient [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] trickster-god.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coyote Blue {{!}} Christopher Moore |url=https://www.chrismoore.com/books/coyote-blue/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

One of the minor characters, "Minty Fresh" becomes an important feature of Moore's later work ''[[A Dirty Job]]''.

In addition, ''Coyote Blue'' makes passing references to "Augustus Brine," from Moore's first novel, ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'', and "Detective Sergeant Alphonso Rivera," from ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'', ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends]]'', ''[[A Dirty Job]]'', ''[[You Suck: A Love Story]]'', ''[[Bite Me: A Love Story|Bite Me]]'', and ''[[Secondhand Souls]]''.

Coyote also mentions having met [[Jesus Christ]] who was one of the main characters from Moore's novel ''[[Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal]]'' and made a minor appearance in ''[[Island of the Sequined Love Nun]]''.