Published by Minotaur Books Genres: Adult Fiction, Crime, Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: Audiobook
Two young female hikers go missing in the Hundred Mile Wilderness – a remote stretch of the Appalachian Trail. Mike Bowditch, a Maine game warden is called in to help look for them. Missing persons cases are never easy and this one proves to be very difficult. Mike is up against suspicions locals, a dangerous crime family that terrorizes locals, and the natural landscape itself.
I am a big fan of the Mike Bowditch series. I began the series at book 9. It was a pleasant surprise as I picked the book by the description not realizing it was part of a series. I was hooked and have read all book since then and decided to go back and give the earlier books a read/listen as I anxiously wait for book #13 come to out!
True to form, Mike Bowditch is a determined, strong, and intriguing character. He won’t quit until he gets answers. He also won’t back down. The search for the missing hikers was interesting and I was drawn in wondering what their fate would be. I’m with other reviewers who don’t know what he sees in Stacy. She is annoying and quite frankly unnecessary in this book. She has a big mouth, doesn’t know when to shut it and caused a lot of trouble. Mike is capable of figuring a lot of things out, but with her….not so much.
I enjoyed this book (Stacy aside) and it is fun looking back and reading the earlier books. Such a great series with great characters (Stacy aside) and great plots.