FICTION

Widowmaker

by Paul Doiron
Minotaur: St. Martin's. Jun. 2016. 336p. ISBN 9781250063700. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466868670. M
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Game Warden Mike Bowditch may be stationed in "Northern Massachusetts" (what folks in rural Maine call the Portland area), but in his new adventure he spends a lot of time in ski country. First, while covering for a fellow warden, he is called to check out a wolf sighting. What should have been a routine encounter ends up with Mike getting injured and being told to take time off. To him that means following up on a request for help to find a young man who has disappeared in the Widowmaker ski area, where Mike's late father (a notorious poacher) once worked. His girlfriend Stacey is in the far north doing wildlife research, so Mike is on his own as he must contend with fierce prejudices and face down deadly animals and human killers alike.
VERDICT The seventh Mike Bowditch novel (after The Precipice) continues to deliver vivid descriptions of rural Maine, a satisfying mystery (this one with tantalizing loose ends), and a conflicted main character. Those who relish outdoor mysteries, especially ones set in New England, will appreciate this latest entry. [See Prepub Alert, 12/21/16.]
Reviewed by Nancy H. Fontaine, Norwich P.L., VT , May 15, 2016
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