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Trespasser (Mike Bowditch #2)
by
Paul Doiron (Goodreads Author)
In Paul Doiron’s riveting follow-up to his Edgar Award–nominated novel, The Poacher's Son, 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...more
While on patrol one foggy March evening, Bowditch receives a call for help. A woman has reportedly struck a deer...more
Hardcover, 310 pages
Published
June 21st 2011
by Minotaur Books
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A friend mentioned that Paul Doiron, who writes a series with a game warden as hero much as does CJ Box, is wildly popular in Maine where this series takes place. So what the hell, I’ll try virtually anything. It’s pretty good once you get past the hunter vs the rest of us cultural baggage. Hunters apparently develop a certain paranoia for the rest of society whom they believe regard them as bambi killers so we are de rigueur treated to an explanation of why it’s important to have hunting so as...more
Mike Bowditch is a game warden in Maine, whom we first met in The Poacher's Son. This book is set a few months after the events of the first book. It's not necessary to have read the first book, but it's better if you already have as there are some spoilers about how it concluded.
The book kicks off with Mike receiving a call about an accident involving a car hitting a deer. When he arrives at the scene, both the driver and the deer are missing. He has a sense of foreboding which leads him to kee...more
The book kicks off with Mike receiving a call about an accident involving a car hitting a deer. When he arrives at the scene, both the driver and the deer are missing. He has a sense of foreboding which leads him to kee...more
Disclaimer . . . I don't read mysteries. I just don't care "whodunit"--sorry! But I do read MAINE. And I do read GOOD STORIES. Doiron does both WELL. He knows Maine. I'm in awe of some of his true-to-place details. He also creates good characters. The main character Mike Bowditch is delightfully flawed. I did get bogged down in the last third of the book with all the red herrings (As I said earlier, I don't care whodunit. So maybe I missed something--but where was the Driskos' dog at the end?);...more
For Game Warden Mike Bowditch it has already been a very long day when he was told by dispatch about the possible car accident. Dispatcher Lori Williams says a deer was killed in the impact but the driver was not injured. He isn’t sure why he would be needed and with Mr. Varnum yelling at him he is very focused on the immediate problem at hand. Bowditch is on what is supposed to be his last call of the day out at Hank Varnum’s place where all-terrain vehicle riders have been causing an escalatin...more
THE POACHER'S SON was one of my better discoveries last year, and so when I found out that there would be a second book in the series I was more than pleased. I've often started an author's second novel with a bit of trepidation. The sophomore jinx isn't quite the urban legend that many believe it to be. More often than not, the promise shown with a first novel is never quite realized with those that follow. So, the question posed to Mr. Doiron: Can you write a second book as good as THE POACHER...more
Jul 09, 2011
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Trespasser, by Paul Doiron, A-minus, narrated by Henry Leyva, produced by Macmillan Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
This is Doiron’s follow-up to his Edgar nominated “The Poacher’s Son”. Mike Bowditch still remains a game warden in the wilds of Maine. As he is driving around one night, he hears on the police radio that a woman has hit a deer. Knowing that this will create quite a mess, he goes to the scene. He finds one policeman there, but he seems oddly edgy and not too concerned about the...more
This is Doiron’s follow-up to his Edgar nominated “The Poacher’s Son”. Mike Bowditch still remains a game warden in the wilds of Maine. As he is driving around one night, he hears on the police radio that a woman has hit a deer. Knowing that this will create quite a mess, he goes to the scene. He finds one policeman there, but he seems oddly edgy and not too concerned about the...more
Mike Bowditch, Maine Game Warden, is not what you’d call an exemplary employee, he’s earned a reputation as a hot headed rule breaker during his last case involving his father and unfortunately it’s still following him, the one good thing to come out of all of this is his rekindled relationship with his girlfriend Sarah who has decided to move back into the home they once shared. Mike gets called to a deer/car accident where the woman driver is mysteriously missing and amidst all his other cases...more
“Trespasser” by Paul Doiron, published by Minotaur Books.
Category – Mystery/Thriller
Hot on the heels of his widely acclaimed first novel, “The Poacher’s Son”, Paul Doiron has authored another thriller based in rural Maine. Doiron is very qualified to give the reader an insider’s look at the countryside and people of Maine. Doiron not only is a native of Maine but still resides there and is a Registered Maine Guide and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine.
In “The Poacher’s Son” Mike Bowditch,...more
Category – Mystery/Thriller
Hot on the heels of his widely acclaimed first novel, “The Poacher’s Son”, Paul Doiron has authored another thriller based in rural Maine. Doiron is very qualified to give the reader an insider’s look at the countryside and people of Maine. Doiron not only is a native of Maine but still resides there and is a Registered Maine Guide and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine.
In “The Poacher’s Son” Mike Bowditch,...more
I have been waiting with great anticipation for the latest installment of the Warden Mike Bowditch series from author Paul Doiron. His debut novel, The Poacher's Son, which was released last year was a fabulous thriller. Trespasser is just as good if not better. I love the character Mike Bowditch. He stumbles through life, a bit of a rebel, not really sure how to handle his relationship with his girl, but with a great need to do his job properly. His instincts are always dead on...he knew he sho...more
10/11/2011 So... I've been thinking about reading this book since it first came out back in June. I loved Doiron's first novel, so as soon as Trespasser came out I went to B&N in my town just to be told they didn't have it. The closest public library didn't have it either, so I decided to buy it as ebook.. my bad!! I didn't put into account how much I dislike reading ebooks (I guess some day if paper books ever fall into disuse, I will have to adapt but so far so good...), so I ended up not...more
Paul Doiron’s Maine game warden Mike Bowditch returns in this outstanding follow-up to last year’s Edgar Award nominee The Poacher’s Son. While out on patrol one foggy March evening, Bowditch responds to an accident call in which a woman’s car has hit a deer. Upon arriving, both the woman and deer are missing. What follows is a chain of events that has Bowditch investigating both the missing woman and the murder of a local waitress seven years ago that has divided the town and may have possibly...more
TRESPASSER
PAUL DOIRON
This is a tense thriller that takes place on Maine’s mid coast. The authors incredibly brilliant descriptions of the sights, sounds and smell of early spring that takes place during what is called Maine’s mud season are extremely well crafted. He manages to make the rugged Maine landscape come to life.
The game warden, Mike Bowditch responds to a call that a woman has struck a deer on a lonely coast road, but when he arrives he finds that the woman and the deer have vanishe...more
PAUL DOIRON
This is a tense thriller that takes place on Maine’s mid coast. The authors incredibly brilliant descriptions of the sights, sounds and smell of early spring that takes place during what is called Maine’s mud season are extremely well crafted. He manages to make the rugged Maine landscape come to life.
The game warden, Mike Bowditch responds to a call that a woman has struck a deer on a lonely coast road, but when he arrives he finds that the woman and the deer have vanishe...more
I liked this a lot, but maybe I am biased from being a Maine resident, so I'll put out a cautious 3 star rating. This is the second of three mysteries featuring game warden Mike Bowditch. It’s alluring to me to have an opportunity to explore a new writer who portrays the Maine environment and its odd mix of poor hardscrabble natives and wealthy people from away. The Maine way of life, geography, and seasonal changes become a character in this this tale.
Called to a deer collision at a remote site...more
Called to a deer collision at a remote site...more
I had to read the follow-up to his first book, 'The Poacher's son'. The main character, a young Maine warden, is back and his knowledge of that state is as interesting as the actual story.
Paul is becoming a really good writer. He has grown in leaps and bounds since his first novel. If you love mysteries and are interested in Maine or the life of people living there, this book is for you.
I think he is doing a wonderful job at character development, merging the books nicely.
It does merit mention t...more
Paul is becoming a really good writer. He has grown in leaps and bounds since his first novel. If you love mysteries and are interested in Maine or the life of people living there, this book is for you.
I think he is doing a wonderful job at character development, merging the books nicely.
It does merit mention t...more
#2 in the Mike Bowditch. Mike Bowditch treads some of the same ground as a game warden in remote Maine that Grady Service does as a Conservation Officer in Joseph Heywood's Woods Cop series set on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Thankfully, the wilderness is vast enough to have two well written series.
Mike Bowditch series - It's mud season in Maine, no longer winter but not yet spring, and the grisly murder of a young woman raises questions nobody wants answered. Is the man serving time in prison fo...more
Mike Bowditch series - It's mud season in Maine, no longer winter but not yet spring, and the grisly murder of a young woman raises questions nobody wants answered. Is the man serving time in prison fo...more
In this second mystery to feature Mike Bowditch, game warden, Mike is much harder to like than in the first book. At the start and end of the book, he is a sympathetic character, but his motivation for most the book is hard to fathom so he comes across as awfully self-centered. In this book, he is investigating a new murder as well as looking into a past murder, perhaps perpetrated by the same villain, all while he is at home supposedly on leave. In the first book, Bowditch's reason for becoming...more
I haven't read the Poacher's Son so this was my first book by Doiron and it was an excellent read! I did not feel like I was jumping into the middle of a series so it can be a stand-alone novel.
Doiron's writing style is quite easy to slip into. You jump into the story and race to the end. I loved the suspense and was actually so involved in different aspects of the story that I didn't solve the case until the author tied it together for me. That's rare for me, an avid reader.
I loved the seconda...more
Doiron's writing style is quite easy to slip into. You jump into the story and race to the end. I loved the suspense and was actually so involved in different aspects of the story that I didn't solve the case until the author tied it together for me. That's rare for me, an avid reader.
I loved the seconda...more
Just like The Poacher's Son, this next instalment is a gripping well thought out and expertly paced thriller story. Our hero, Mike Bowditch is a little older and a tiny bit wiser - having learnt a great deal in the first story about his father and their relationship. However, Bowditch is still young and at times he is still hot-headed, often acting on his instincts, rather than with common sense. These traits make Bowditch a realistic and likeable character, someone who is passionate about his w...more
Mike Bowditch is not a happy camper. We learned in "The Poacher's Son" that sadness is a "perpetual condition." Bowditch doesn't de-gloom in "Trespasser." There's a "gnawing uncertainty" to his world. But he understands his job: "Ultimately, my job wasn't about animals at all. It was about people--and the cruelties they will commit when no one is watching."
Much of "Trespasser" revolves around a years-old murder investigation in Maine and this allows Bowditch to dive back through an old case--wi...more
Much of "Trespasser" revolves around a years-old murder investigation in Maine and this allows Bowditch to dive back through an old case--wi...more
The second book featuring Warden Mike Bowditch, Maine Game Warden is out and it's almost as good as the first novel in the series, The Poacher's Son.
These books are set in the real Maine with real Maine characters: full of poverty and hopelessness; goodness and honesty, no one is perfectly good or perfectly bad, they're just people trying to make their way in world. Some are beaten down and warped by the despair and circumstance; others rise above. The main character is complex and flawed: he ma...more
These books are set in the real Maine with real Maine characters: full of poverty and hopelessness; goodness and honesty, no one is perfectly good or perfectly bad, they're just people trying to make their way in world. Some are beaten down and warped by the despair and circumstance; others rise above. The main character is complex and flawed: he ma...more
I was so excited to win this book in a Goodreads giveaway! I haven't read the Poacher's Son, which is Doiron's 1st book, but I think I am going to have to read it soon!
Even though I didn't read the 1st book, this story stood well on it's own. I loved the tone the author set and found myself completely immersed in this Maine small town. I really enjoyed Mike Bowditch and found him to be an extremely smart, multi-layered and strong lead character. All of the characters were well developed and beca...more
Even though I didn't read the 1st book, this story stood well on it's own. I loved the tone the author set and found myself completely immersed in this Maine small town. I really enjoyed Mike Bowditch and found him to be an extremely smart, multi-layered and strong lead character. All of the characters were well developed and beca...more
A Maine Game Warden for less than two years, Mike Bowditch seems determined to stick his fingers into every catastrophic event that happens near his little corner of the world. Still famous for the events that concluded with his father's death in The Poacher's Son, Mike seems wary when a car/deer collision results in no deer or driver. The mystery brings up a murder case from seven years previous, one in which many believe the wrong man was imprisoned. I liked the return of pilot Charley, his ti...more
First, let me admit that I started skipping pages about 2/3 through through book. I simply couldn't take the main character's idiocy any longer. The game warden consistently made the worst decision any time he was faced with an option. Often, Doiron would include Bowditch's thoughts, which included the agreement that it was a bad decision. His drinking, his stupidity, his denial...I finally reached the point where I couldn't stand it and just had to get through the ending. Bottom line: It was ok...more
Another hit for Paul Doiron!
Game Warden Mike Bowditch still reeling from the events in The Poacher’s Son (If you haven’t read it what are you waiting for?) and once again steps into an investigation he should be staying out of, the murder of a young woman which has similarities to a decade old case for which someone is already serving time for. Is the right man in prison? Is this a copycat? And why does Mike seem to find trouble everywhere he goes??!!??
I so enjoy Paul’s writing he kept me guess...more
Game Warden Mike Bowditch still reeling from the events in The Poacher’s Son (If you haven’t read it what are you waiting for?) and once again steps into an investigation he should be staying out of, the murder of a young woman which has similarities to a decade old case for which someone is already serving time for. Is the right man in prison? Is this a copycat? And why does Mike seem to find trouble everywhere he goes??!!??
I so enjoy Paul’s writing he kept me guess...more
PROTAGONIST: Mike Bowditch, game warden
SETTING: Maine
SERIES: #2 of 2
RATING: 3.25
WHY: Mike Bowditch is a game warden in Maine and a very conflicted young man. He’s still dealing with the aftereffects of a case involving his father, a poacher, and at the same time attempting to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend and repair his professional reputation. Unfortunately, he isn’t doing very well with any of this. He’s very self destructive and self absorbed and seems intent on acting in the w...more
SETTING: Maine
SERIES: #2 of 2
RATING: 3.25
WHY: Mike Bowditch is a game warden in Maine and a very conflicted young man. He’s still dealing with the aftereffects of a case involving his father, a poacher, and at the same time attempting to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend and repair his professional reputation. Unfortunately, he isn’t doing very well with any of this. He’s very self destructive and self absorbed and seems intent on acting in the w...more
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I am extremely upset as I write this and I will attempt to calmly explain my one star rating. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the author. Overall I found the story to be better than the first book in the series and was rolling towards a four star review. As I got closer to the end things started to get a bit bumpy and I could not quite figure out what was upsetting the apple cart. Done with the book I arrived at the authors note. Seeing several pages behind the authors note I thought that...more
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The first thing I should say is that I have read many books of this genre. Many. But never have I read one with a game warden as the protagonist. I must admit that it gave this book a different perspective from similar books.
Paul Doiron certainly has a great sense of humor, and it shines in this book. Mike has a quick and sometimes biting sense of humor, which I thoroughly enjoyed. As someone who has grown up in a small rural town, much like the small, Maine tow...more
The first thing I should say is that I have read many books of this genre. Many. But never have I read one with a game warden as the protagonist. I must admit that it gave this book a different perspective from similar books.
Paul Doiron certainly has a great sense of humor, and it shines in this book. Mike has a quick and sometimes biting sense of humor, which I thoroughly enjoyed. As someone who has grown up in a small rural town, much like the small, Maine tow...more
Game Warden Mike Bowditch has all kinds of small town problems and none of the authority to do much about it, so he takes matters into his own hands to stop a killer. What I love most about this series is how it captures all the characters of rural backwoods Maine amidst crushing poverty, a harsh climate, a tourist economy, and extravagant second homes. I'm not someone who read lots of mysteries, but the setting, the pace, and the characters drew me in. Excited to find out what happens next.
I was excited to see that Paul Doiron had written a second book featuring his Maine game warden Mike Bowditch. His first book, The Poacher’s Son received numerous award nominations in 2010, including the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Thriller Award, and the Maine Literary Award. I was disappointed with this new one, however.
(See my full review online as of 1/5/12 at http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/... )
(See my full review online as of 1/5/12 at http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/... )
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Paul Doiron is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including THE POACHER'S SON, which won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel and has been nominated for an Edgar Award, an Anthony Award, A Macavity Award, and a Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and the Maine Literary Award for "Best Fiction of 2010." His second book in the Mike Bowditch series,...more
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