Paul Doiron (pronounced ) is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of
crime novels
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.
Career
The first book in the Mike Bowditch series, ''The Poacher's Son'', won the
Barry Award for Best First Novel and the
Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel. It was a nominee for the
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
for Best First Novel and for the
Anthony Award
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for Best First Novel ''
PopMatters
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'' included it in its Best Fiction of 2010 list.
Doiron's second book ''Trespasser'' won the 2012 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction.
His novelette "Rabid" was a finalist for the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.
His twelfth novel ''Dead by Dawn'' won the 2022 New England Society Book Award for Fiction, the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction and was a finalist for the 2022 Barry Award for Best Thriller.
Doiron is the former Editor in Chief and current Editor Emeritus of ''
Down East, The Magazine of Maine
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Personal life
Doiron is married to poet and environmentalist Kristen Lindquist.
He resides in
Camden, Maine
Camden is a resort town in Knox County, Maine. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a summer colony in the Mid-Coas ...
.
"Maine Noir , The Yankee Interview: Author Paul Doiron talks about his upcoming novel, Knife Creek; the Maine outdoors; and how a guy named Mike Bowditch changed his life"
"Yankee Magazine", May 30, 2017.
Bibliography
Mike Bowditch Mysteries
#''The Poacher's Son'', Minotaur Books, 2010
#''Trespasser'', Minotaur Books, 2011
#''Bad Little Falls'', Minotaur Books, 2012
#''Massacre Pond'', Minotaur Books, 2013
#''The Bone Orchard'', Minotaur Books, 2014
#''The Precipice'', Minotaur Books, 2015
#''Widowmaker'', Minotaur Books, 2016
#''Knife Creek'', Minotaur Books, 2017
#''Stay Hidden'', Minotaur Books, 2018
#''Almost Midnight'', Minotaur Books, 2019
#''One Last Lie'', Minotaur Books, 2020
#''Dead by Dawn'', Minotaur Books, 2021
#''Hatchet Island'', Minotaur Books, 2022
#''Dead Man’s Wake'', Minotaur Books, 2023
Mike Bowditch Short Stories
# "The Bear Trap", Minotaur Books, 2014
# "Rabid", Minotaur Books, 2018
# "Backtrack", Minotaur Books, 2019
# "The Imposter", Minotaur Books, 2020
# "The Caretaker", Minotaur Books, 2021
# "Skin and Bones", Minotaur Books, 2022
# "Snakebit", Minotaur Books, 2023
References
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American male novelists
American mystery writers
21st-century American novelists
Living people
21st-century American male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Barry Award winners
Novelists from Maine
People from Camden, Maine