Paul Doiron

Paul Doiron (pronounced ) is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels.

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 for Best First Novel and for the Anthony Award for Best First Novel PopMatters 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.

Personal life
Doiron is married to poet and environmentalist Kristen Lindquist.

He resides in Camden, Maine.

Mike Bowditch Mysteries

 * 1) The Poacher's Son, Minotaur Books, 2010
 * 2) Trespasser, Minotaur Books, 2011
 * 3) Bad Little Falls, Minotaur Books, 2012
 * 4) Massacre Pond, Minotaur Books, 2013
 * 5) The Bone Orchard, Minotaur Books, 2014
 * 6) The Precipice, Minotaur Books, 2015
 * 7) Widowmaker, Minotaur Books, 2016
 * 8) Knife Creek, Minotaur Books, 2017
 * 9) Stay Hidden, Minotaur Books, 2018
 * 10) Almost Midnight, Minotaur Books, 2019
 * 11) One Last Lie, Minotaur Books, 2020
 * 12) Dead by Dawn, Minotaur Books, 2021
 * 13) Hatchet Island, Minotaur Books, 2022
 * 14) Dead Man’s Wake, Minotaur Books, 2023
 * 15) Pitch Dark, Minotaur Books, 2024

Mike Bowditch Short Stories

 * 1) "The Bear Trap", Minotaur Books, 2014
 * 2) "Rabid", Minotaur Books, 2018
 * 3) "Backtrack", Minotaur Books, 2019
 * 4) "The Imposter", Minotaur Books, 2020
 * 5) "The Caretaker", Minotaur Books, 2021
 * 6) "Skin and Bones", Minotaur Books, 2022
 * 7) "Snakebit", Minotaur Books, 2023