Poachers Paradise: An Alaska Wildlife Trooper Novel

The Poacher's Son

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Return to Book Page. Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find a cryptic message on his answering machine from his father, Jack, who he hasn't heard from in two years. The next morning Mike gets a call from the police: Coming to terms with his haunted past and desperate for answers, Mike and a retired wa Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find a cryptic message on his answering machine from his father, Jack, who he hasn't heard from in two years.

Coming to terms with his haunted past and desperate for answers, Mike and a retired warden pilot journey deep into the Maine wilderness to clear his father's name and find out why Jack is on the run.

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But the only way for Mike to save his father is to find the real killer before the killer finds him. Hardcover , pages. Published May 11th by Minotaur Books first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Poacher's Son , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Feb 06, K. Absolutely rated it it was ok Shelves: At this time and age, to be a father is not a joke.

I have been a father since 17 years ago. My only child, a daughter, made me one. True, fathers used to be the sole breadwinner in their family. Somehow, a working spouse means that the father must relegate or share some of his decision-making powers. That, for me, changed the patriarchal setup that our own fathers used to have. Times, indeed, have ch At this time and age, to be a father is not a joke. Times, indeed, have changed. He is all too evil while his son is the angel.

I remember George Orwell using a drunkard as an example of a person who drinks because his life is a mess but the more he drinks the more he gets into a mess. I know for a fact that there are fathers who have psychological defects and they could be really evil but those come far and between. I still believe that no father thinks of doing harm to his wife and children or anybody for that matter. All fathers celebrated with joy and probably tears when they first held their new firstborns.

They dreamed of good things for their kids.

They only meant to be good providers. But somewhere along the way, their ships did not sail through. They probably lacked good education. They were in the wrong places. Their lucky charms did not work. Their prospects did not materialize. So, they became depressed. They turned into vices. They hit their wives. They became evil dads. The prologue was full of promise and I thought and hoped that Doiron would use it as a preview to what the novel was all about.

To my dismay, though.

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The concentration camp with the mysterious fugitive was just a tale to introduce the character flaws of the father. I thought it would have been more exciting if the father was that fugitive. The character of the son was more multi-dimensional and could elicit sympathy from readers since he was the only one who believed that his father was innocent.

However, there was no convincing reason why he behaved that way considering that his father was all evil. Other than these, if you are into fast-faced, plot-driven whodunit thrillers, go for this book. I also saw that he has just released a follow-up novel Trespasser. Neither did it surprise me too. View all 3 comments. Jul 29, Lisa rated it really liked it Shelves: Paul Doiron is an upcoming author with loads of potential an author to watch. Set in the wilds of Maine this is an explosive tale of an Estranged into the hunt for a brutal killer.

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Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find a voice from his past on his answering machine his father Jacka hard drinking womaniser who makes his living from poaching illegal game. The only way Mike can save his father is by catching the ruthless killer himself even if it means putting his own life on the line. View all 4 comments. Mar 07, Donna rated it really liked it. Maine game warden Mike Bowditch faces a killer bear in his rookie year with the warden service but that's not his greatest challenge.

His father is wanted for a double murder involving a cop. Even though Bowditch and his father are estranged, he still loves him and wants to prove his father's innocence although this may cost him his career.

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Backtracking to this debut novel from , I realize I must have started the Bowditch series a couple of years ago smack dab in the middle. I'm glad to go ba Maine game warden Mike Bowditch faces a killer bear in his rookie year with the warden service but that's not his greatest challenge.

I'm glad to go back and see how it all started. I love the outdoor scenes as the author describes all of the wild animals in their natural habitat. As I live in the city, Doiron makes the outdoors come alive for me. Bowditch is a great character as a game warden even though his impetuousness gets him into trouble every time.

When a State Game Warden in Maine is called about a man hunt for his father, he is both befuddled and unaware of how far down the rabbit hole he will be dragged.

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A fast paced story with many twists and turns, as well as, well rounded believable characters. The main character really drove the plot and was easy to like and sympathize with. Not much gore so it is an easy book to recommend as an action thriller to many who like suspense. Aug 30, Jake rated it it was ok. Here's the thing I don't get. You father was a known criminal, drunk and barfighter, a guy who, upon hearing that you wanted to go home from his shitty trailer in the woods because he forced you to be part of a poaching scheme, refused to give you a ride and let a year-old boy hitchhike home through the deep, dark forest.

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Your father has never been anything but terri Here's the thing I don't get. Your father has never been anything but terrible to you and everyone else he every met, so when he's accused of cop-murder, you just start pissing away your career and probably your freedom because you just 'know' he's innocent? Maybe it's just me, but I don't think most people would have such a hard time letting this dude hang, fatherly attachment or not.

But our hero feels otherwise, and a mystery with a weird hacky surprise ending ensues. Doiron does a pretty good job setting the scene, built in the Maine woods around some political tensions that I'm sure everyone in Maine was enthusiastically nodding their head about but left the rest of the world dismissively wanking. Obviously, this dude knows the area, and opens the story nicely with a few interactions between main character Mike, a game warden, and Typical Drunken White Trash.

There's Typical Drunken White Trash trying to shoot a bear. There's Typical Drunken White Trash illegally floating a boat. In fact, if this novel was only about a game warden trying to do his job, it might have been pretty great. Dec 26, Michael rated it liked it Shelves: This first of a new series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch holds much promise for me.

I was impressed with the plotting and his capturing of certain types of backwoods Maine characters. We do get that he is stubborn in pursuing justice, even to the extent of perpetua This first of a new series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch holds much promise for me. We do get that he is stubborn in pursuing justice, even to the extent of perpetually angering his superiors and risking life and limb.

This tale has a decent psychological hook in that his father is a suspect in a double murder, which motivates him to work to exonerate him.

His mixed feelings in providing such help are due to the impoverished and oppressed early life his father put him through due to his shiftless, hard-drinking ways. Though his mother divorced him when he was nine, he did gain an appreciation of the Maine woods from his father and some of his independent self-reliant character. The resolution at the end is pretty exciting and satisfying. The read shares some similarities with C.

Box and Nevada Barr in that the hero works in the outdoors administering public use of natural resources and draws on themes of conflicts between commercial and tourist exploiters and environmentalists. Aug 22, Monnie rated it it was amazing. For a bookaholic like me, finding a great series is more satisfying than finding an ice cream shop with 24 flavors and a going-out-of-business sale. They both, however, share the same downside: Finding time to do them justice. For sure that's true in the case of this author's Mike Bowditch books; this is my first, and I'm determined it won't be my last.

The happy dilemma came about by way of an accident of sorts; my husband Jack, who's a bit hard to please when it comes to books, learned of the s For a bookaholic like me, finding a great series is more satisfying than finding an ice cream shop with 24 flavors and a going-out-of-business sale. The happy dilemma came about by way of an accident of sorts; my husband Jack, who's a bit hard to please when it comes to books, learned of the series on Facebook I'll have to keep this in mind next time I start bashing social media.

He loved this one, and as of this writing, he's on the fourth and still going strong there are nine books in all, I believe. With his recommendation in mind - and a description reminiscent of another favorite series of mine, C. Box's game warden Joe Pickett - I decided to give this one a try. Now I, too, am itching to get at the rest according to Jack, they get even better as they go along.

Set in a mostly remote mid-coast area of Maine, Mike is the son of a cantankerous backwoods dweller whose wife left when Mike was 9 years old, taking him with her. Despite his father's notable absence, Mike - now 24 years old - is drawn to his father's territory. He passed on law school in favor of the lifestyle of a game warden a move that put him at odds with his mother and stepfather and more recently cost him his college sweetheart.

One evening, he walks in his door to see his phone blinking; it's a cryptic message from the father he hasn't seen in years. A return call proves fruitless, but the next morning Mike gets an unwelcome hint at what's going on: A call from the local police, who want to know where Mike's father is. Turns out two men were murdered the previous night - one of them a police officer - and they believe Mike's dad is the killer. Mike has no doubt of his father's tendency toward a nasty temper, but he's convinced that the man would stop short of killing someone.

The police, however, see things very differently. Mike desperately wants to help, but because he's got an emotional stake in the outcome, the police warn him to keep his nose out of the investigation. Needless to say, Mike doesn't listen; the rest of the book details his efforts to find his father and clear his name, therein threatening both his career and possibly his own life.

It's a nonstop adventure that brings out the best and worst of love, loyalty and betrayal with a bang-up ending. Oct 04, Veronica rated it really liked it. This is my second book in a row featuring a Department of Fish and Wildlife Game Warden and I'm really enjoying all the focus on the natural setting. This one is set in rural Maine. The book's title refers to M 3. The book's title refers to Mike Bowditch, a 24 year old whose parents divorced when he was nine and whose father will never be in the running for any Father of the Year awards.

So it comes as a surprise when, after two years of radio silence, his father suddenly reaches out to him claiming his innocence in the ambush style murder of a fellow law enforcement officer and a high ranking employee of the company who has just bought up a lot of timberland acreage. The case brings up a lot of old memories for Mike and it clearly starts messing with his head as, more and more, he starts to make some really boneheaded choices that put his job as well as his personal relationships in jeopardy.

It makes for a very frustrating experience for readers as we can only sit and watch Mike dig himself into a hole, on purpose, and all for a man who, by Mike's own admission, is a pretty crappy human being. But even acknowledging his father's many faults, Mike doesn't believe that he murdered anyone and so he sets out to ask his own questions to prove it. I really liked getting a glimpse into the job of a Game Warden as well as how lives are affected when the natural world gets paved over in the name of "progress".

I wouldn't say that this was a page-turner but it was still an enjoyable read and Mike is a good man placed between a rock and hard place. This was a decent start to the series and delivered enough surprises at the end to make me glad that I picked it up at the used bookstore. I'll be checking out additional books in the series to see what's next for Mike Bowditch.

Sep 17, Jaksen rated it liked it. A so-so mystery featuring a game warden, Mike Bowditch, whose estranged, and always-in-trouble father is accused of murder up in the north woods of Maine. As Mike tries to unravel what really happened he gets in way over his head. They discover the victim, wearing a life preserver, has been shot in the back.

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