I've always thought of Mike Bowditch's story as a map. Over sixteen novels, I've moved him across Maine—from the North Woods to the Midcoast, from the border with Quebec to the islands Down East. Each location shapes the case he's working, but more than that, it shapes who he becomes.
Some books stay in one place. Others cover hundreds of miles. STORM TIDE does this and more: it occupies a full year in Mike's life. The story starts on the Midcoast, moves east to Washington County—where Mike was stationed as a young warden, still learning the job—and eventually returns to his home in Ducktrap. It's not just a geographic journey. It's Mike confronting his past, the mistakes he made, the people he failed.
I created this map because I thought you might like to see how the books connect geographically. If you've been reading Mike's story from the beginning, you'll recognize some of these places. And if STORM TIDE takes him back to familiar ground, well—sometimes the past catches up with us.