Massacre Pond: A Novel (Mike Bowditch Mysteries)

Massacre Pond: A Novel (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) by Doiron, Paul. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781250033932.

Massacre Pond is Edgar finalist Paul Doirons superb new novel featuring Game Warden Mike Bowditch and a beautiful, enigmatic woman whose mission to save the Maine wilderness may have incited a murder On an unseasonably hot October morning, Bowditch is called to the scene of a bizarre crime: the corpses of seven moose have been found senselessly butchered on the estate of Elizabeth Morse, a wealthy animal rights activist who is buying up huge parcels of timberland to create a new national park. What at first seems like mindless slaughter―retribution by locals for the job losses Morses plan is already causing in the region―becomes far more sinister when a shocking murder is discovered and Mikes investigation becomes a hunt to find a ruthless killer. In order to solve the controversial case, Bowditch risks losing everything he holds dear: his best friends, his career as a law enforcement officer, and the love of his life. The beauty and magnificence of the Maine woods is the setting for a story of suspense and violence when one powerful womans missionary zeal comes face to face with ruthless cruelty.