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![]() | The Poacher's Son (2010) (The first book in the Mike Bowditch Mystery series) A novel by Paul Doiron |
Anthony Awards (nominee)
| "[An] excellent debut... filled with murder, betrayal, and a terrific sense of place." C J Box |
Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father.
Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack, a hard-drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police: They are searching for the man who killed a beloved local cop the night before---and his father is their prime suspect. Jack has escaped from police custody, and only Mike believes that his tormented father might not be guilty.
Now, alienated from the woman he loves, shunned by colleagues who have no sympathy for the suspected cop killer, Mike must come to terms with his haunted past. He knows firsthand Jack's brutality, but is the man capable of murder? Desperate and alone, Mike strikes up an uneasy alliance with a retired warden pilot, and together the two men journey deep into the Maine wilderness in search of a runaway fugitive. There they meet a beautiful woman who claims to be Jack's mistress but who seems to be guarding a more dangerous secret. The only way for Mike to save his father now is to find the real killer---which could mean putting everyone he loves in the line of fire.The Poacher's Son is a sterling debut of literary suspense. Taut and engrossing, it represents the first in a series featuring Mike Bowditch.
Genre: Mystery
Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack, a hard-drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police: They are searching for the man who killed a beloved local cop the night before---and his father is their prime suspect. Jack has escaped from police custody, and only Mike believes that his tormented father might not be guilty.
Now, alienated from the woman he loves, shunned by colleagues who have no sympathy for the suspected cop killer, Mike must come to terms with his haunted past. He knows firsthand Jack's brutality, but is the man capable of murder? Desperate and alone, Mike strikes up an uneasy alliance with a retired warden pilot, and together the two men journey deep into the Maine wilderness in search of a runaway fugitive. There they meet a beautiful woman who claims to be Jack's mistress but who seems to be guarding a more dangerous secret. The only way for Mike to save his father now is to find the real killer---which could mean putting everyone he loves in the line of fire.The Poacher's Son is a sterling debut of literary suspense. Taut and engrossing, it represents the first in a series featuring Mike Bowditch.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2013 : Hardback
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch 1) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 1780338155 / 9781780338156 (UK edition) Publisher: C & R Crime Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
June 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Center Point Platinum Mystery (Large Print)) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 1602857563 / 9781602857568 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
May 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Poacher's Son Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 0312558465 / 9780312558468 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
May 2013 : Paperback
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch 1) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 1472102800 / 9781472102805 Publisher: C & R Crime Availability: Amazon UK |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Poacher's Son Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 0312671148 / 9780312671143 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
Audio Editions
May 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: 1427208964 / 9781427208965 (USA edition) Publisher: Macmillan Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
October 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch 1) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: B0070TRGX8 Publisher: Robinson Availability: Amazon UK |
May 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) Author(s):: Paul Doiron ISBN: B003JTHYOE Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
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