Widowmaker (39 page)
Authors: Paul Doiron
Ron Joseph.
Dr. James Marshall.
Greg Drummond, Master Maine Guide and proprietor of Claybrook Mountain Lodge.
Allister Timms for proofing.
Derek and Jeanette Lovitch, of Freeport Wild Bird Supply, for expert bird guiding.
The gang at
Down East
.
Bob and Danny Lee, my lifelong friends.
My parents, for their steadfast support.
All the Doirons, increasingly too numerous to name.
And, as always, for everything, Kristen.
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OTHER MIKE BOWDITCH NOVELS BY
PAUL DOIRON
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A native of Maine, bestselling author
PAUL DOIRON
attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English, and he holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College.
The Poacher's Son
won the Barry Award and the Strand Award for best first novel, and was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity Awards in the same category. He lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist. Visit his Web site at
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Contents
Other Mike Bowditch Novels by Paul Doiron
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
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WIDOWMAKER.
Copyright © 2016 by Paul Doiron. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein
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Cover photograph by Andi Frank / Gallery Stock
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
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Names: Doiron, Paul, author.
Title: Widowmaker: a novel / Paul Doiron.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2016. | Series: Mike Bowditch mysteries; 7
Identifiers: LCCN 2016001456 | ISBN 9781250063700 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781466868670 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Game wardensâFiction. | Wilderness areasâMaineâFiction. | Missing personsâInvestigationâFiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction. | Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3604.O37 W53 2016 | DDC 813/.6âdc23
LC record available at
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| e-ISBN 9781250100023
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First Edition: June 2016