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. This reissue is part of the Minotaur Signature Editions program.
This reissue is part of the Minotaur Signature Editions program.
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, he 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. But the only way for Mike to save his father 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.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 1250161657
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.0 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
"[Doiron's] first novel comes with stunning vistas of the dense forests and wild rivers that have impressed visitors to Main ever since Benedict Arnold passed through on his march to Quebec in 1775. . . . The novel's eye-popping scenes, idyllic and otherwise, are conveyed by Doiron's narrator, Mike Boditch." --New York Times Book Review
"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, author of The House of Sand and Fog
"The Poacher's Son is a gripping, original, and literate tale of love and loyalty, betrayal and redemption. You won't want to put it down." --John Lescroart, author of A Plague of Secrets
"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, author of The Gate House
"Doiron takes a provocative look at the ties between fathers and sons, unconditional love, and Maine's changing landscape in his outstanding debut. . . . Fans of C.J. Box and Nevada Barr will appreciate the vivid wilderness scenes." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
PAUL DOIRON is the editor in chief of Down East: The Magazine of Maine. A native of Maine, he attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English and he holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. Paul is a Registered Maine Guide and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife.
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