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Paul Doiron is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. He writes the Mike Bowditch series about a Maine game warden. A native of Maine himself, Doiron is skilled at fly fishing and is a Registered Maine Guide. He is also editor-in-chief of the magazine Down East: The Magazine of Maine.
Paul Doiron became a published novelist in 2010 with the novel The Poacher’s Son. It won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for several other of the most prestigious awards in publishing. Below is a list of Paul Doiron’s books in order of when they were first released:
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Paul Doiron Synopsis:The Poacher’s Son is the first novel by Paul Doiron, and the debut of his Mike Bowditch charater. Bowditch is a game warden who comes home to a voice mail from his estranged father who makes a living poaching illegally. The next morning, he finds another voice mail. This time it’s from the police, and they’re looking for his father after a cop was
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The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
Everyone knows that moms have eyes in the back of their heads when it comes to their children, but does that also apply to soon-to-be mothers trying to solve a murder? Pick up The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes for a charming debut mystery full of wit, a rambunctious dog, and secrets that set the entire town on edge.
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The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells by Rebecca Rego Barry
You’ve heard of Agatha Christie, but have you heard of Carolyn Wells? This biography of an excellent author brings to life a recovered narrative of the incredible woman behind over 180 books, some of which were bestsellers. If you love sleuthing narratives, biographies, and forgotten history, then The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells by Rebecca Rego Barry is the book for you.
The Tainted Cup by Robert JacksonBennett
Fantasy meets mystery in Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Tainted Cup. If you love the Watson/Holmes dynamic, then you’ll love Ana and Dinios as they work to solve the murder of a high imperial officer.
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Northshire Manchester: Paul Doiron - Pitch Dark
We are delighted to welcome you to this in person event at our Manchester, VT store!
Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling mystery author Paul Doiron - a longtime Northshire staff favorite - will discuss the fifteenth book in his Mike Bowditch series. In this nail-biter of a thriller, Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods.
Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nail-biter of a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron, Pitch Dark.
Legendary bush pilot Josie Jonson can’t believe her luck when a skilled builder just happens to show up after she purchases land near Prentiss Pond. All Mark Redmond asks in return for building Josie’s dream cabin is that he be left alone to homeschool his 12-year-old daughter, Cady.
For Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch, the intensity of Redmond's secretiveness is troubling, especially in light of suspicious criminal activity being reported around the area―including rumors of an armed man offering large sums of money in excha
I've always had mixed feelings about long-running series. On the one hand, I appreciate the depth of following characters across multiple books. On the other hand, starting a new series can be daunting, especially with annual releases. With this trepidation, I approached Paul Doiron's latest publication, Pitch Dark. The premise of a game warden investigating a crime in the remote wilderness intrigued me, and when his publisher offered me a review copy, I was eager to dive in. However, I was also apprehensive because Pitch Dark is the 15th novel in Doiron's Mike Bowditch series. I wondered if I could spring into the story and still follow along.
As the novel begins, Mike Bowditch, an investigator for the Maine Bureau of Warden Services, receives a call from a young warden about a potentially missing man. This bloke was searching for Mark Redmond, a skilled builder working on the property of Mike's partner and experienced bush pilot, Josie Johnson. Upon arriving at the scene, Mike finds Mark missing. Josie mentions Mark's exceptional craftsmanship, a rare skill in this remote area. Mark had agreed to build Josie's home in exchange for living on the property and homeschooling his 12-yea
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I don’t often write about the reasons behind the choices I make in my novels. But I thought readers might find it interesting to learn why I chose to set my forthcoming Mike Bowditch novel, Dead Man’s Wake, on Great Pond in Belgrade. In general I prefer to set the stories in real Maine place, but sometimes that isn’t possible, given the violent content. (I don’t want people freaking out about real seabird islands!)
With Dead Man’s Wake, I needed a real lake with an affluent summer population. Having never written about that corner of Kennebec County, I decided that the time had come for me to visit the historic Belgrade Lakes region. The area is home to some crazy episodes many of which didn’t get into the novel. Elizabeth Arden once ran a destination spa there. Judge Crater famously disappeared on his way back to his cottage in Belgrade.
Some things that did make the novel: The lakes are home to some of Maine’s most storied summer camps. My favorite Maine author (E.B. White) wrote my favorite Maine essay (“Once More to the Lake") about Great Pond. A mailboat still delivers mail to docks along the water in an age when the Postal Service is slashing servic