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Mike Bowditch Mysteries Books in Order

by Paul DoironMystery, Thriller & Suspense

16 books so far (book 17 is due June 22, 2027) and 3 novellas. They run from Poacher's Son (2010) to Storm Tide (2026). Rated 4.5 across 8,591 listener reviews.

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Reading order

  1. Poacher's Son

    Book 1 2010 4.2 (1.5k)

    Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father.

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  2. Trespasser

    Book 2 2011 4.4 (697)

    In Paul Doiron's riveting follow-up to his Edgar Award–nominated novel, The Poacher's Son, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch's quest to find a missing woman leads him through a forest of lies in search of a killer who may have gotten away…

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  3. Bad Little Falls

    Book 3 2012 4.4 (568)

    Anthony- and Edgar-award nominated author Paul Doiron delivers another "masterpiece of high-octane narrative" (Booklist) with Bad Little Falls, his newest harrowing thriller about the hunt for a murderer at the height of a major snowstorm.

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  4. Massacre Pond

    Book 4 2013 4.6 (589)

    Massacre Pond is Edgar finalist Paul Doiron's superb new novel featuring Game Warden Mike Bowditch and a beautiful, enigmatic woman whose mission to save the Maine wilderness may have incited a murder On an unseasonably hot October…

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  5. The Bear Trap

    Novella 4.5 2015 4.4 (239)

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  6. The Bone Orchard

    Book 5 1960 4.6 (528)

    In the aftermath of a family tragedy, Mike Bowditch has left the Maine Warden Service and is working as a fishing guide in the North Woods. But when his mentor Sgt.

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  7. The Precipice

    Book 6 2015 4.5 (529)

    In this riveting new novel from Edgar finalist Paul Doiron, Bowditch joins a desperate search for two missing hikers as Maine wildlife officials deal with a frightening rash of coyote attacks.

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  8. Widowmaker

    Book 7 2016 4.6 (439)

    In Paul Doiron's riveting novel Widowmaker, Game Warden Mike Bowditch is on the trail of a ruthless vigilante amid the snow-covered mountains of Maine When a mysterious woman in distress appears outside his home, Mike Bowditch has no clue…

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  9. Knife Creek

    Book 8 2017 4.6 (564)

    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.

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  10. Rabid

    Novella 8.5 2018 4.6 (250)

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  11. Stay Hidden

    Book 9 2018 4.5 (564)

    on The Precipice In Paul Doiron's Stay Hidden, a supposed hunting accident becomes a dangerously complicated murder...

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  12. Almost Midnight

    Book 10 2019 4.6 (454)

    on The Precipice "[Henry Leyva's] understated performance makes even...

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  13. One Last Lie

    Book 11 2020 4.6 (377)

    The disappearance of Mike Bowditch’s beloved mentor reveals an ominous connection to a 15-year-old cold case in One Last Lie, the new thriller from bestselling Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron.

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  14. Dead by Dawn

    Book 12 2021 4.6 (456)

    Maine game warden Mike Bowditch finds himself in a life-or-death chase in this next thriller in the bestselling mystery series by Edgar Award nominee Paul Doiron, Dead by Dawn. Mike Bowditch is fighting for his life.

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  15. Skin and Bones

    Novella 12.5 2025 4.5 (24)

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  16. Hatchet Island

    Book 13 2022 4.5 (347)

    on Hatchet Island An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in the next thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron. A call for help from a former colleague leads...

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  17. Dead Man's Wake

    Book 14 2023 4.6 (181)

    on Hatchet Island Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in this new thriller from Edgar...

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  18. Pitch Dark

    Book 15 2024 4.7 (200)

    on Almost Midnight Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nail-biter of a thriller from Edgar...

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  19. Storm Tide

    Book 16 2026 4.4 (72)

    Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a series of brutal killings during a life-changing year in Storm Tide, the harrowing new thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron.

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  20. Cold Front

    Book 17 Out June 22, 2027

    Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a brutal murder and a family's devastating secrets in the latest twisty thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Mike Bowditch Mysteries is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (4.5 comes after book 4). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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