Paul Doiron: Author of The Poacher's Son

NOW IN PAPERBACK: TRESPASSER

In the bestselling sequel to The Poacher's Son—called "a masterpiece of high-octane narrative" by Booklist—Maine game warden Mike Bowditch’s quest to find a missing woman leads him through a forest of lies in search of a killer who may have gotten away with murder once before.

While on patrol one foggy March evening, Bowditch receives a call for help. A woman has reportedly struck a deer on a lonely coast road. When the game warden arrives on the scene, he finds blood in the road—but both the driver and the deer have vanished. And the state trooper assigned to the accident appears strangely unconcerned.

Click the bagde to hear an audio excerpt from TrespasserThe details of the disappearance seem eerily familiar. Seven years earlier, a jury convicted lobsterman Erland Jefferts of the rape and murder of a wealthy college student and sentenced him to life in prison. For all but his most fanatical defenders, justice was served. But when the missing woman is found brutalized in a manner that suggests Jefferts may have been framed, Bowditch receives an ominous warning from state prosecutors to stop asking questions.

For Bowditch, whose own life was recently shattered by a horrific act of violence, doing nothing is not an option. His clandestine investigation reopens old wounds between Maine locals and rich summer residents and puts both his own life and that of the woman he loves in jeopardy. As he closes in on his quarry, he suddenly discovers how dangerous his opponents are, and how far they will go to prevent him from bringing a killer to justice.

Listen to the Pete Kilpatrick Band perform their song "Trespasser," inspired by the Mike Bowidtch books.

ONE OF THE BEST CRIME NOVELS OF THE YEAR*

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. The Poacher’s Son is a sterling debut of literary suspense. Taut and engrossing, it represents the first in a series featuring Mike Bowditch.

Winner of the BARRY AWARD and the STRAND CRITICS AWARD for Best First Novel! Nominated for the ANTHONY AWARD, the THRILLER AWARD, and the EDGAR AWARD for Best First Novel, and the MAINE LITERARY AWARD for Best Fiction of 2010.

International Bestseller! The Poacher's Son has been translated into nine languages: German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Hungarian, and Czech.

AND COMING THIS AUGUST . . .

"Bad Little Falls is a jewel of a book. Doiron has gotten it all magnificently right: a hell of a good mystery, beautifully drawn landscape and characters so evocatively written they follow you off the page. Buy this. The guy can write."