by Paul Doiron
Published by Minotaur Books Genres: Crime, Literary Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC
Published by Minotaur Books Genres: Crime, Literary Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC
“Never trust a man without secrets.” Charley Stevens has gone missing and Mike Bowditch has very little to go on – an antique badge found by Charley at a flea market and the letter that Charley left for him. He finds out the badge once belonged to a missing warden who is presumed dead and whose body was never found. On his pursuit to find his mentor and surrogate father, Mike learns that many people he knows have secrets, that some will do whatever it takes to keep the past in the past, and that no matter how well you think you know someone, they can still surprise you. “Some people are more than they appear. And some people are less than they appear. But nobody is the way they appear.” This book is all over the place and I mean that in a good way. It begins with Mike going to Florida to conduct a background search, finds him on a Python hunt and rushing back to Maine to search for Charlie. His search takes him to various locations in the forests along the Canadian Border. This was another great installment in the Mike Bowditch series. It can be read as a stand-alone or you could give it the “old college try” and go back to the beginning and dive in. I found this book to be a fast, captivating and riveting read. As always, I learn things about Maine, the wildlife there and the demands of being a game warden (it’s not all about trapping and relocating animals!) There is a fair amount of tension and suspense in this well written book which had me turning the pages at breakneck speed to find out if Mike would find Charley, and if the cold case of the missing warden would be solved. Plus, there is some personal drama for Mike which has me excited for the next book to see/read how things are going to turn out. Tense, Suspenseful, and intriguing. Doiron never disappoints! This series is going strong and I look forward to the next book! Thank you to St. Martin’s Press – Minotaur Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own. |