Good Friday to you and yours…..I have long been a
fan of the work of Paul Doiron. His mystery series involving Maine Game Warden
Mike Bowditch is simply some of the best reading I have ever enjoyed. Earlier
this week, I read and reviewed his very intense novella, Rabid:
A Story which can easily be enjoyed by longtime fans and newcomers
alike. Back in 2012, in another FFB post, I told you again just how good the
first in the series, The
Poacher’s Son is and encouraged you to read it. It seemed only
fitting after reading the novella this week and including the link to the first
book in that review, that I remind you today of just how good the second book, Trespasser
is and encourage you to get it as well. For the rest of the reading suggestions
today, head over to Patti's blog where you can not only read the other recomendations you can also read the wonderful news regarding her husband, Phil.
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For Game Warden Mike Bowditch it has already been a
very long day when he was told by dispatch about the possible car accident. Dispatcher
Lori Williams says a deer was killed in the impact but the driver was not
injured. He isn’t sure why he would be needed and with Mr. Varnum yelling at
him he is very focused on the immediate problem at hand. Bowditch is on what is
supposed to be his last call of the day out at Hank Varnum’s place where
all-terrain vehicle riders have been causing an escalating problem. Mr. Varnum
was already mad about the damage on his land by the big wheels of the ATV’s and
that was before somebody cut down two old oak trees. Varnum is sure some less
than desirable nearby neighbors who ride ATV’s are the folks responsible, but
can’t prove it.
Once finished with Mr. Varnum and with no sign of
State Police response, Warden Mike Bowditch responds to the car crash. He finds
a red sedan with a crushed hood, blood on the road presumably from a deer, and
no sign of the driver. With blood and chunks of hair in the blood pool on the
road and caught under the fender it is pretty clear the driver hit a deer. A
deer that is long gone as no doubt somebody came along and took it. That does
not explain where the driver is. According to the driver of the wrecker
dispatched to help, the driver said she didn’t need a ride.
The State Police finally arrive in the form of
Trooper Curt Hutchins. While Warden Bowditch is a bit concerned that the driver
can’t be found, Trooper Hutchins is sure she found a ride and is somewhere
sobering up. Hutchins makes it clear that Warden Bowditch can go on his merry
way as he has no use for him. The fact that he is Jack Bowditch’s son continues
to cause issues and this is one of those cases. An exhausted Warden Bowditch
leaves and will come to deeply regret that decision in the coming days.
In this strong and very good sequel to The
Poacher’s Son author Paul Doiron has created another top flight
mystery. While continuing to explore the very complicated character of Mike
Bowditch, Game Warden and son of Maine’s most notorious criminal in the eyes of
some, there are two very complicated mystery treads at work in the novel. Eventually
pieces of each merge together as the cases become intertwined while a deep
conflict between those who live year around and those that summer guests erupts
again. Warden Bowditch isn’t the only one in Maine who can’t escape the mud of
his notorious past.
This is a series that definitely should be read in
order. If you have not had the pleasure of reading The Poacher’s Son you
should. The third book in the series, BAD LITTLE FALLS is out now.
Trespasser:
A Novel
Paul
Doiron
Center
Point Large Print
2011
ISBN#
978-1-61173-100-2
Hardback
$35.95
440
pages
Material supplied by the good folks
of the Plano Texas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012, 2018
Great idea for a protagonist in a detective story. Thanks for the introduction, Kevin!
ReplyDeleteIt is a great series. Go check out his novella, RABID, for an intro to the series if you don't yet wnat to fool with this first book.
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