2010, Minotaur BooksHC $24.99 (TPPL)
324 pages
Adult Mystery
Rating: 4
Setting: Contemporary Maine, in the woods between Skowhegan and the Canadian border
1st Sentence/s: "When I was nine years old, my father took me deep into the Maine woods to see an old prisoner of war camp. My mom had just announced she was leaving him, this time for good. In a few weeks, she said, the two of us were chucking this sorry, redneck life and moving in with her sister down in Portland."
Mike Bowditch is a 24-year-old game warden in the state of Maine, working in the Skowhegan area. He's a diligent worker, serious about his job, and a bit of a loner. His girlfriend since college has left him, but he feels he's really forced her to....he's not living a life that she's comfortable with. They still love each other, that's obvious. Then, one evening, right out of the blue, the father that he's rarely seen but idolizes nonetheless leaves a message on his answering machine. The next day Mike discovers that his father is on the run, accused of two murders (one being a police officer). Mike can't believe it could possibly be true, and sets out to try to discover what really happened. This puts his job, the job he loves, in dire jeopardy.
This is what I wrote on Goodreads:
| " | I love anything that takes place in the state of Maine, where I can follow the geographical information. Doiron includes a lot of this, which I really enjoyed. And I love a good mystery. At first I was upset with some of the actions that the 24-year-old protagonist takes, but then I realized that the author was fleshing out a completely believable, REAL young man. Mike's love for the alcoholic, abusive father that he really didn't know is entirely believable, as is his on-and-off desire to be alone, unfettered by any relationship. I'll be really interested to see how this character evolves in the second book of the series. I look forward to reading it." Paul Doiron is the editor of DownEast magazine and a registered Maine Guide. |
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