by Susan Roberts
A collection of eight gripping original short stories in the bestselling Mike Bowditch series―including one brand new, never-before-published story―from Edgar-award nominated author Paul Doiron.
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| May 2025; Minotaur Books; 978-1250382139 audio, ebook, print (368 pages); mystery |
Skin and Bones is a compilation of eight short stories based on the Mike Bowditch series. Mike is a game warden in rural Maine who works to solve crimes that sometimes disagrees with the opinions of his superiors. At times, he puts himself in danger, but he gives his all when he's working on a case. So far, there are 15 books in this series. I've only read a few of them, and I don't think that I enjoyed these short stories as much as a person who has read the entire series. If you are a real fan of this series, I think that you'll really enjoy these short stories. If you haven't read the series, it might be time to give it a try.
Here's a little bit about each short story. My favorites were The Imposter and SnakeBit
In THE BEAR TRAP, legendary Maine woodsman and bush pilot Charley Stevens tries to convince young Mike of the dangers awaiting rookie game wardens.
RABID draws Mike into the story of a gruesome case involving a bat with rabies from his Charley Steven’s past (2019 Edgar award nominee for Best Short Story).
When a visiting hunter goes missing in the middle of a snowstorm, a young Charley Stevens sets off to rescue him―but begins to suspect the man may not want to be found in BACKTRACK.
In THE IMPOSTER, Mike is confronted with a baffling case of stolen identity when he discovers a dead body whose driver’s license claims he is none other than Mike Bowditch himself.
Mike tracks down a sinister prowler who turns a couple's dream vacation home into a nightmare in THE CARETAKER.
An investigation into the killing of a bald eagle in SKIN AND BONES unearths an old case of a missing young man whose physically abusive brother might have murdered him.
In SNAKEBIT, Mike must hunt down a killer who uses the unlikeliest of murder weapons: rattlesnakes.
(Brand New!) Mike suspects there’s more to a grisly murder-suicide than meets the eye in SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
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Susan Roberts grew up in Michigan but loves the laid-back life at her home in the Piedmont area of North Carolina where she is three hours from the beach to the east and the mountains in the west. She reads almost anything but her favorite genres are Southern Fiction and Historical Fiction.
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