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Anthony Awards Best First Novel (nominee)
Barry Awards Best First Novel
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
Praise for this book
"[An] excellent debut... filled with murder, betrayal, and a terrific sense of place." - C J Box
"The Poacher's Son is one of the best-written debut novels I've read in years. This story has it all---a great plot, a wonderful Maine woods setting, and a truly remarkable and believable cast of characters." - Nelson DeMille
"With precise and evocative prose, Paul Doiron weaves a riveting tale set deep in the wilderness that can be the tenuous bond between father and son. This is a compelling, moving, and utterly impressive debut!" - Andre Dubus III
"The Poacher's Son is a haunting tale, and Paul Doiron is a powerful and evocative writer." - Tess Gerritsen
"A gripping, original, and literate tale of love and loyalty, betrayal and redemption. You won't want to put it down." - John Lescroart
"Paul Doiron is a spellbinding new storyteller whose literate, intelligent novel will have readers begging for more." - Julia Spencer-Fleming
"The Poacher's Son is one of the best-written debut novels I've read in years. This story has it all---a great plot, a wonderful Maine woods setting, and a truly remarkable and believable cast of characters." - Nelson DeMille
"With precise and evocative prose, Paul Doiron weaves a riveting tale set deep in the wilderness that can be the tenuous bond between father and son. This is a compelling, moving, and utterly impressive debut!" - Andre Dubus III
"The Poacher's Son is a haunting tale, and Paul Doiron is a powerful and evocative writer." - Tess Gerritsen
"A gripping, original, and literate tale of love and loyalty, betrayal and redemption. You won't want to put it down." - John Lescroart
"Paul Doiron is a spellbinding new storyteller whose literate, intelligent novel will have readers begging for more." - Julia Spencer-Fleming
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