The Poacher's Son, a new mystery written by our very own Editor-in-Chief, Paul Doiron, has hit the book stores and is getting amazing reviews. And we have SIGNED COPIES for sale.
 
Set in the wilds of Maine, The Poacher's Son is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive—his own father.  It is a sterling debut of literary suspense. Taut and engrossing, it represents the first in a series featuring Mike Bowditch.
 
Here is what the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and Booklist have to say about it:
 
New York Times
“The novel’s eye-popping scenes, idyllic and otherwise, are conveyed by Doiron’s narrator, Mike Bowditch, a rookie game warden who loves the ‘solitary and morbid profession’ that is threatened when his father, Jack, a notorious poacher, is accused of murder. ‘He was a bar brawler, not a terrorist,’ Mike insists, swearing loyalty to a man who may not be worth his son’s faith in him. Jack is still a flamboyant character, one of the best sights in a book that has plenty of natural wonders.”

Publishers Weekly
“Down East editor-in-chief Doiron takes a provocative look at the ties between fathers and sons, unconditional love, and Maine's changing landscape in his outstanding debut. …Equally a story of relationships and an outdoor adventure, this evocative thriller is sure to put Doiron on several 2010 must-read lists.”

Booklist
“With realistically flawed characters and a strong sense of place—both on the coast and in the woods—the novel avoids tourist stereotyping, of Maine itself and its citizens…. One hopes this fine novel is the first in a series starring Warden Bowditch, who could quickly become the East Coast version of C. J. Box’s game-warden hero Joe Pickett”

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