The Poacher's Son - Couverture souple

Doiron, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312671148 ISBN 13 : 9780312671143

Editeur : Minotaur Books,US, 2011

Synopsis

The Poacher's Son Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack, a hard-drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

An excellent debut - filled with murder, betrayal and a terrific sense of place (C J Box )

A stunning debut...At its heart this is a tale of bitter betrayal, lost hopes and broken dreams. The book has a tautness that is impossible to forget and which left me close to tears. It is also the first in a series. Its successor, Trespasser, also featuring Bowditch, is on the way. Grab him now. (Daily Mail )

Stunning vistas...eye popping scenes (The New York Times Book Review )

This is a compelling, moving and utterly impressive debut (Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog )

The Poacher's Son is one of the best written debut novels I have read in years. This novel has it all - a great plot, a wonderful Maine woods setting and a truly remarkable and believable cast of characters. (Nelson De Mille )

this is a cleverly written, action-packed debut... Brilliant characterization teamed with stunning descriptions of the area and a plot as winding and convoluted as an old forest trail make for a very satisfying read. (lovereading.com )

Another crime thriller that paves the way for the arrival of a potentially great series featuring the character of Mike Bowditch... With, at times, lyrical prose and a sense of location that eloquently portrays the natural beauty of backwoods Maine... His grasp of description and the use of natural images is superlative throughout the book... A very satisfying read and an author that I would most certainly recommend. (Raven Crime Reads ) --Raven Crime Reads

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father Jack, a hard drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police: they are searching for the man who killed a beloved local cop the night before and his father is their prime suspect. Jack has escaped from police custody, and only Mike believes that his tormented father might not be guilty. Now, alienated from the woman he loves, shunned by colleagues who have no sympathy for the suspected cop-killer, Mike must come to terms with his haunted past. He knows firsthand Jack s brutality, but is the man capable of murder? Desperate and alone, he strikes up an uneasy alliance with a retired warden pilot, and together the two men journey deep into the Maine wilderness in search of a runaway fugitive. But the only way for Mike to save his father is to find the real killer which could mean putting everyone he loves in the line of fire.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Minotaur Books,US
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0312671148
• ISBN 13: 9780312671143
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336