Knife Creek: A Mike Bowditch Mystery (Mike Bowditch Mysteries, 8)

When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting invasive feral hogs that are tearing up the forest in his district, he makes a horrific discovery a dead baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: evidence suggests the infant was the child of a young woman who was presumed to have died four years earlier after she disappeared from a group rafting trip. As Bowditch assists the reopened investigation, he begins to suspect that some of his neighbors arent who they seem to be. When violence strikes close to home, he realizes that his unknown enemies will stop at nothing to keep their terrible secrets. Mike Bowditch has bucked the odds his whole career, but this time the intrepid warden may have finally followed his hunches one step too far. ** About the Author A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. The Poachers Son , the first book in the Mike Bowditch series, won the Barry award, the Strand award for best first novel, and has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the same category. He is a Registered Maine Guide specializing in fly fishing and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist. When Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch Is Tasked With Shooting Invasive Feral Hogs That Are Tearing Up The Forest In His District, He Makes A Horrific Discovery -- A Dead Baby Buried In A Shallow Grave. Even More Disturbing: Evidence Suggests The Infant Was The Child Of A Young Woman Who Was Presumed To Have Died Four Years Earlier After She Disappeared From A Group Rafting Trip. As Bowditch Assists The Reopened Investigation, He Begins To Suspect That Some Of His Neighbors Aren't Who They Seem To Be. When Violence Strikes Close To Home, He Realizes That His Unknown Enemies Will Stop At Nothing To Keep Their Terrible Secrets. Mike Bowditch Has Bucked The Odds His Whole Career, But This Time The Intrepid Warden May Have Finally Followed His Hunches One Step Too Far-- Paul Doiron. June 2017--title Page Verso. "When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting invasive feral hogs that are tearing up the forest in his district, he makes a horrific discovery -- a dead baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: evidence suggests the infant was the child of a young woman who was presumed to have died four years earlier after she disappeared from a group rafting trip. As Bowditch assists the reopened investigation, he begins to suspect that some of his neighbors aren't who they seem to be. When violence strikes close to home, he realizes that his unknown enemies will stop at nothing to keep their terrible secrets. Mike Bowditch has bucked the odds his whole career, but this time the intrepid warden may have finally followed his hunches one step too far"-- Provided by publisher When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting wild boars that are tearing up the forest and farms in his district, he makes a horrific discoverythe body of a baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: DNA tests link the infant to a young woman who has been missing and presumed dead after she disappeared from a group rafting trip four years earlier. As he assists the reopened investigation, Bowditch begins to suspect that some of his neighbors arent who they seem to be. When violence strikes close to home, he realizes that his unknown enemies will stop at nothing to keep their terrible secrets. Mike Bowditch has bucked the odds his whole career, but this time the intrepid warden may have finally followed his hunches one step too far.