Trespasser book cover by Paul Doiron

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Where Trespasser sits

Series
Book 2 of Mike Bowditch. See all Mike Bowditch books in order
The book before
The Poacher's Son
The book after
Bad Little Falls
Order checked
Last checked: September 25, 2026, against pauldoiron.com
Place in the series
It is book 2 of the Mike Bowditch series. (pauldoiron.com; read November 6, 2026) Mike Bowditch ... The Poacher's Son ... Trespasser
Next book
Book 3 is Bad Little Falls. (pauldoiron.com; read November 6, 2026) Trespasser ... Bad Little Falls

What Trespasser is about

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  • Game warden Mike Bowditch comes across a case that suggests a man found guilty of murder seven years ago was set up. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a man convicted of murder seven years earlier may have been framed
  • Ignoring warnings from local authorities and risking things with his girlfriend, he investigates in secret. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) ignores warnings by local authorities and risks his relationship with his girlfriend

Paul Doiron in brief

Work outside writing
He was a magazine's editor in chief from 2005 to 2013, then stepped down to write. (pauldoiron.com; read November 6, 2026) served as Editor in Chief from 2005 to 2013, before stepping down to write
Prizes
His first novel, The Poacher's Son, won the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel. (pauldoiron.com; read November 6, 2026) The Poacher's Son ... the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel
Prizes
He received the Maine CrimeMaster Award in 2025. (pauldoiron.com; read November 6, 2026) In 2025 he was presented with the Maine CrimeMaster Award.

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Topics in this book

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Topics

  • False imprisonment
  • Game wardens
  • Lobster fishers
  • Missing persons
  • Traffic accidents
  • Young women

Places

  • Maine

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Mike Bowditch

16 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: The Poacher's Son
  2. Book 3: Bad Little Falls
  3. Book 4: Massacre Pond
  4. Book 5: The Bone Orchard
  5. Book 6: The Precipice
  6. Book 7: Widowmaker
  7. Book 8: Knife Creek
  8. Book 9: Stay Hidden
  9. Book 10: Almost Midnight
  10. Book 11: One Last Lie
  11. Book 12: Dead by Dawn
  12. Book 13: Hatchet Island
  13. Book 14: Dead Man's Wake
  14. Book 15: Pitch Dark
  15. Book 16: Storm Tide

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