Here are some of the highlights of my book tour for ALMOST MIDNIGHT. For complete and current information visit my Events page.
Here's a Free Charley Stevens Short Story: "Backtrack"
I hear from a lot of readers who would like to know more about Charley Stevens. How did he become the wise old owl that Mike Bowditch knows and loves?
Over the past few years, I have been slowly filling out Charley’s biography in a series of short stories. The first was done in humorous vein, a la Mark Twain, in “The Bear Trap.” The second was in the mode of a horror story in the Edgar Award finalist “Rabid.” Now comes “Backtrack,” my first attempt at writing in Charley’s voice; it’s an account of one of his early failures, told to Mike. I imagine them sitting together beside a wood stove while a blizzard rages outside the cabin while the old man spins his yarn.
“Backtrack” is available online from the Criminal Element, but if you prefer reading print, just scroll down to the bottom and you will find the option to print the story out — a great way to share it with Dad for Father’s Day while he waits for ALMOST MIDNIGHT to be published on July 2.
I hope you enjoy it.
"Rabid" a 2019 Edgar Finalist!
No one was more surprised than me that my short story “Rabid” (which features familiar characters Mike Bowditch and Charley Stevens) was nominated for a 2019 Edgar Allen Poe Award! Here is the complete list of finalists for the Awards, which are presented by the Mystery Writers of America on April 25.
"Author Paul Doiron makes his Maine stories 'authentic'"
Paul spoke at the Lewiston Public Library recently as part of their Great Falls Forum, as reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal.
"A Marvel of a Thriller"
Shelf Awareness is out with its review of STAY HIDDEN, calling the ninth Mike Bowditch "Doiron is at his finest... a marvel of a thriller... Filled with unpredictable twists and a cast of believable characters."
