Skin and Bones And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories

<p><b>For the first time in print, <i>Skin and Bones </i>features 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.</b><br><br>In <b>THE BEAR TRAP</b>, legendary Maine woodsman and bush pilot Charley Stevens tries to convince young Mike of the dangers awaiting rookie game wardens.<br><br> <b>RABID </b>draws Mike into the story of a gruesome case involving a bat with rabies from his Charley Steven’s past (<i>2019 Edgar award nominee for Best Short Story</i>).<br><br> 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 <b>BACKTRACK.<br> </b><br> In <b>THE</b> <b>IMPOSTER</b>, 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.<br><br> Mike tracks down a sinister prowler who turns a couple's dream vacation home into a nightmare in <b>THE CARETAKER</b>.<br><br> An investigation into the killing of a bald eagle in <b>SKIN AND BONES</b> unearths an old case of a missing young man whose physically abusive brother might have murdered him.<br><br> In <b>SNAKEBIT</b>, Mike must hunt down a killer who uses the unlikeliest of murder weapons: rattlesnakes.<br><br> <i>(Brand New!)</i> Mike suspects there’s more to a grisly murder-suicide than meets the eye in <b>SHEEP’S CLOTHING.<br> </b><br> Critically acclaimed for his brilliant crime novels, Paul Doiron proves he is also the master of short story in <i>Skin and Bones</i>.</p>