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Game warden Mike Bowditch has been sent into exile, transferred by his superiors to a remote outpost on the Canadian border. When a blizzard descends on the coast, Bowditch is called to the remote cabin of a terrified couple. A raving and half-frozen man has appeared at their door, claiming his friend is lost in the storm. But what starts as a rescue mission soon becomes a baffling murder investigation.
The dead man is an infamous drug dealer and state police suspect it was his own friend who killed him. Bowditch isn’t so sure – but his vow not to interfere in the case is tested when he finds himself powerfully attracted to a beautiful woman with a dark past and a troubled young son who harbours secrets of his own…
Praise for The Poacher’s Son:
An excellent debut – filled with murder, betrayal and a terrific sense of place. C.J. Box.
A stunning debut…At its heart this is a tale of bitter betrayal, lost hopes and broken dreams. The book has a tautness that is impossible to forget and which left me close to tears. It is also the first in a series. Its successor, Trespasser, also featuring Bowditch, is on the way. Grab him now. Daily Mail.
Stunning vistas…eye popping scenes – The New York Times Book Review.
This is a compelling, moving and utterly impressive debut – Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog.
The Poacher’s Son is one of the best written debut novels I have read in years. This novel has it all – a great plot, a wonderful Maine woods setting and a truly remarkable and believable cast of characters. – Nelson de Mille.
The dead man is an infamous drug dealer and state police suspect it was his own friend who killed him. Bowditch isn’t so sure – but his vow not to interfere in the case is tested when he finds himself powerfully attracted to a beautiful woman with a dark past and a troubled young son who harbours secrets of his own…
Praise for The Poacher’s Son:
An excellent debut – filled with murder, betrayal and a terrific sense of place. C.J. Box.
A stunning debut…At its heart this is a tale of bitter betrayal, lost hopes and broken dreams. The book has a tautness that is impossible to forget and which left me close to tears. It is also the first in a series. Its successor, Trespasser, also featuring Bowditch, is on the way. Grab him now. Daily Mail.
Stunning vistas…eye popping scenes – The New York Times Book Review.
This is a compelling, moving and utterly impressive debut – Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog.
The Poacher’s Son is one of the best written debut novels I have read in years. This novel has it all – a great plot, a wonderful Maine woods setting and a truly remarkable and believable cast of characters. – Nelson de Mille.
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Reviews
A complex, heartfelt, altogether impressive piece of work.
Doiron's sense of place, and of the people of Maine, adds lush nuance to this suspense-filled read. Well-paced, with an interesting array of elegantly rounded characters, this effort more than lives up to the promise of Doiron's debut.
Doiron's plot is heart-pounding, filled with startling twists and turns. The main characters, some lovable and others despicable, are all multidimensional. And the stylish prose is pitch-perfect, especially in its evocative descriptions of the beauty, and occasionally the ugliness, of coastal Maine in early spring. The story's slam-bang ending leaves Mike's life in tatters, and the reader anxious to know what the author has in store for him next.