Coyote Blue
{{Short description|1994 novel by Christopher Moore}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = Coyote Blue
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| translator =
| image = Coyoteblue lg.jpg
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| caption = First edition
| author = Christopher Moore
| cover_artist = Ruth Marten
| country = United States
| language = English
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| 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, published in 1994.{{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}} It has been widely reviewed.{{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}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-moore/coyote-blue/ |title=COYOTE BLUE {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |date=1 January 1994 |language=en}}{{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}}{{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}}
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, the ancient Native American trickster-god.{{Cite web |title=Coyote Blue {{!}} Christopher Moore |url=https://www.chrismoore.com/books/coyote-blue/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |language=en-US}}
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, 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.