Hatchet Island, Paul Doiron
Hatchet Island, Paul Doiron
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Hatchet Island
A Novel

Author: Paul Doiron

Narrator: Henry Leyva

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

"Henry Leyva's narration shapes the story wonderfully..." -AudioFile on Hatchet Island

An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in the next thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron.

A call for help from a former colleague leads Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacey Stevens on a sea kayaking trip to a research station far off the coast. Stacey spent summers interning on the island, a sanctuary for endangered seabirds, and they are shocked by the atmosphere of tension they encounter when they come ashore. The biologists are being threatened and stalked by a mysterious boatman who they suspect is trespassing on the refuge late at night. And now the sanctuary’s enigmatic founder, whose mind has been slowly unraveling, has gone missing.

Camped on an islet for the night, Mike and Stacey waken to the sound of a gunshot. When they return to the refuge at dawn, their darkest fears are confirmed: two of the three researchers have been brutally murdered and the third has disappeared, along with the island skiff. Mike’s quest to find the missing man leads to a nearby island owned by a world-renowned photographer and his equally brilliant wife. The inhabitants of this private kingdom quickly close ranks, and Mike increasingly comes to believe that someone in the village knows more about the killings than they dare admit.

With no one to trust and miles from shore, Mike Bowditch must stop a ruthless murderer determined to make sure a terrifying secret never sees the light of day.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Paul Doiron

A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. The Poacher’s Son, the first book in the Mike Bowditch series, won the Barry award, the Strand award for best first novel, and has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the same category. He is a Registered Maine Guide specializing in fly fishing and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist.

About Henry Leyva

Henry Leyva's audiobook credits include reading Colin Harrison's The Havana Room, Michael Palmer's Fatal, Lawrence Block's Killing Castro, and John Grisham's The Testament as well as works from popular authors such as Nicholas Sparks and Phyllis Naylor.  Leyva has appeared in numerous stage and screen productions.  His film and television work includes roles on One Life to Live, Romancing America, The Digital Café, The Interrogation, and The Windigo.  He has also performed in a host of off-Broadway productions, including In the Heights, Love Suicide, and Guanabaco.  He has also performed in voiceovers for commercials, including those for HSBC, Claritin, and the Daily News. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 01, 2024

What can I say? I did my best. I hope you enjoy it.......more

Goodreads review by PamG on June 13, 2022

Paul Doiron brings suspense, danger, and intense moments to his atmospheric Hatchet Island, a gripping crime thriller and police procedural that is the thirteenth book in the Mike Bowditch series. If you like action-adventure, nature, mysteries, and danger; then this book is one to check out. Mai......more

Goodreads review by Debra on April 07, 2022

Mike Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacey Stevens just can't seem to take a relaxing vacation together. They seem to come across trouble wherever they go, every single time! They were supposed to be on a kayaking vacation to a puffin research station far off the Maine Coast. Stacey was an intern on th......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on April 24, 2022

Even though I miss the days when Mike Bowditch was an ordinary game warden I still love his new status as an investigator. It is always good when characters evolve. Hatchet Island by Paul Doiron is the 13th installment in the series about Bowditch and his beloved Maine. I really like the fact that n......more

Goodreads review by Brandy on July 05, 2022

This was my least favorite Mike Bowditch book. Part of the problem was the author decided to bring politics into the storyline. Note to authors: we see enough politics on the news, we do not want to read about it!......more