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Mike Bowditch Series

17 primary works • 26 total works
In Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch Mysteries, a game warden discovers natural predators aren't the only killers using Maine's wilderness as a stalking ground in this riveting, thrilling series featuring a hero tormented by his own dark past even as he brings murderers to ground.

Book 1

The Poacher's Son
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3.85 · 15575 Ratings · 1701 Reviews · published 2010 · 34 editions
Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening…

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    Book 2

    Trespasser
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    3.97     · 9539 Ratings · 778 Reviews · published 2011 · 21 editions
    In Paul Doiron’s riveting follow-up to his Edgar A…

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    Book 3

    Bad Little Falls
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    3.91     · 7478 Ratings · 575 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    Maine game warden Mike Bowditch has been sent into…

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    Book 4

    Massacre Pond
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    4.13     · 6753 Ratings · 539 Reviews · published 2013 · 24 editions
    On an unseasonably hot October morning, Bowditch i…

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    Book 4.5

    The Bear Trap
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    3.87     · 2171 Ratings · 174 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    Legendary Maine woodsman and bush pilot Charley St…

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    Book 5

    The Bone Orchard
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    4.14     · 6532 Ratings · 526 Reviews · published 2014 · 19 editions
    In the aftermath of a family tragedy, Mike Bowditc…

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    Book 6

    The Precipice
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    4.11     · 6257 Ratings · 602 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    In this riveting new novel from Edgar finalist Pau…

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    Book 7

    Widowmaker
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    4.06     · 5296 Ratings · 463 Reviews · published 2016 · 12 editions
    In Paul Doiron's Widowmaker, when a mysterious wom…

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    Book 8

    Knife Creek
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    4.21     · 5542 Ratings · 518 Reviews · published 2017 · 12 editions
    When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked wit…

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    Book 8.5

    Rabid
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    3.98     · 1522 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 2018 · 5 editions
    In this original short story in the Mike Bowditch …

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    Book 9

    Stay Hidden
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    3.93     · 5809 Ratings · 522 Reviews · published 2018 · 6 editions
    In Paul Doiron's Stay Hidden, a supposed hunting a…

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    Book 9.5

    Backtrack
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    4.01     · 1038 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition
    Enjoy “Backtrack”—an original, brand new, short st…

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    Book 10

    Almost Midnight
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    4.08     · 5127 Ratings · 443 Reviews · published 2019 · 8 editions
    In this thrilling entry in Edgar Award finalist Pa…

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    Book 10.5

    The Imposter
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    3.66     · 1451 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    In this original short story in the bestselling Mi…

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    Book 11

    One Last Lie
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    4.03     · 5159 Ratings · 490 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions

    A sudden disappearance reveals a startling connect…

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    Book 11.5

    The Caretaker
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    3.92     · 1418 Ratings · 77 Reviews · 2 editions
    In "The Caretaker," an original short story from b…

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    Book 12

    Dead by Dawn
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    4.18     · 6292 Ratings · 745 Reviews · published 2021 · 8 editions
    Maine game warden Mike Bowditch finds himself in a…

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    Book 12.5

    Skin and Bones
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    4.08     · 1068 Ratings · 66 Reviews · 4 editions
    In Skin and Bones, an original short story in the …

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    Book 13

    Hatchet Island
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    4.04     · 5772 Ratings · 564 Reviews · published 2022 · 10 editions
    An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine …

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    Book 13.5

    Snakebit
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    3.95     · 1113 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2023 · 3 editions
    In “Snakebit," an original short story from bestse…

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    Book 14

    Dead Man's Wake
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    4.13     · 5497 Ratings · 679 Reviews · published 2023 · 6 editions
    Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is in…

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    Book 15

    Pitch Dark
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    4.18     · 5457 Ratings · 705 Reviews · published 2024 · 6 editions
    Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunnin…

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    Book 16

    Storm Tide
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    4.29     · 2488 Ratings · 371 Reviews · published 2026 · 3 editions
    Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a series of…

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    Book 17

    Cold Front: A Novel
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 2 editions
    Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a brutal mu…

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    Book 4.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5,

    Skin and Bones: And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories
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    4.18     · 1224 Ratings · 200 Reviews · 5 editions
    For the first time in print, Skin and Bones featur…

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    Book 1-3

    The Mike Bowditch Series #1-3
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    4.33     · 84 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Bestselling author and Edgar-Award finalist Paul D…

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