Paul Doirons The Poachers Son is a sterling debut of literary suspense. Taut and engrossing it represents the first in a series featuring Mike Bowditch. Set in the wilds of Maine this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitivehis own father Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine his father Jack a hard drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police they are searching for the man who killed a beloved local cop the night beforeand his father is their prime suspect. Jack has escaped from police custody and only Mike believes that his tormented father might not be guilty. Now alienated from the woman he loves shunned by colleagues who have no sympathy for the suspected copkiller Mike must come to terms with his haunted past. He knows firsthand Jacks brutality but is the man capable of murder Desperate and alone he strikes up an uneasy alliance with a retired warden pilot and together the two men journey deep into the Maine wilderness in search of a runaway fugitive. But the only way for Mike to save his father is to find the real killerwhich could mean putting everyone he loves in the line of fire. BONUS CONTENT This edition of The Poachers Son includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide. show more