The Bear Trap is a short Mike Bowditch story rather than a full-length series novel, and its premise shifts attention away from Mike’s own investigation toward one of the series’ most memorable supporting figures. The story centers on legendary Maine…
Below is the complete list of Paul Doiron’s Mike Bowditch books in order of publication. This is the recommended reading sequence for the series. Mike Bowditch Books in Publication Order About Mike Bowditch Paul Doiron’s Mike Bowditch series is one…
Massacre Pond begins with Maine game warden Mike Bowditch being called to the scene of a bizarre and ugly crime: several moose have been found butchered on the estate of Elizabeth Morse, a wealthy animal-rights activist who is buying large…
Bad Little Falls finds Maine game warden Mike Bowditch in professional exile, transferred to a remote outpost near the Canadian border after the fallout of earlier events. In the middle of a blizzard, he is called to the cabin of…
Trespasser finds Maine game warden Mike Bowditch drawn into what first looks like a routine roadside incident: a woman has hit a deer on a remote road, but when Mike arrives, both the driver and the animal are gone. The…
The Bone Orchard opens with Mike Bowditch no longer serving as a Maine game warden after a family tragedy, trying instead to build a quieter life as a fishing guide in the North Woods. That uneasy calm is broken when…
The Poacher’s Son opens the Mike Bowditch series with a setup that feels both rugged and deeply personal: Mike is a young Maine game warden whose life gets thrown off balance when a double murder points back to the one…