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AUTHOR: DOIRON, Paul
TITLE: The Poacher's Son
DATE READ: 01/16/11
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/2010/St. Martin's Press/324 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1 Mike Bowditch
TIME/PLACE: Present/Maine
CHARACTERS: Mike Bowditch/Game Warden
FIRST LINES: A black bear had gotten into a pigpen out on the Beechwood Road, and it had run off with a pig.
COMMENTS: Great debut! Mike graduated from college & became game warden in the wilds of Maine. He grew up mostly w/ his mother & step-dad ...more
TITLE: The Poacher's Son
DATE READ: 01/16/11
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/2010/St. Martin's Press/324 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1 Mike Bowditch
TIME/PLACE: Present/Maine
CHARACTERS: Mike Bowditch/Game Warden
FIRST LINES: A black bear had gotten into a pigpen out on the Beechwood Road, and it had run off with a pig.
COMMENTS: Great debut! Mike graduated from college & became game warden in the wilds of Maine. He grew up mostly w/ his mother & step-dad ...more
This was a great read. The author sets you up to belive one thing and then the opposite happens. I like the main protagonist. He has just the right number of flaws. Enough to prove that he is human but not so many that it seems a miracle he can stand upright. The novel gives you a great view of Maine. The natural beauty and the dependence on tourists are at odds with each other, and its location on the Canadian border allows for a plethora of possible future adventures for game warden Mike Bowdi
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Very fast-paced and offers some interesting insights into Maine and its game wardens. Definitely a promising debut.
Apr 25, 2010
Suzanne
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