BooksBarbecue
Back Dead by Dawn
Chapters (49)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. 8
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. 17
  22. 18
  23. 19
  24. 20
  25. 21
  26. 22
  27. 23
  28. 24
  29. 25
  30. 26
  31. 27
  32. 28
  33. 29
  34. 30
  35. 31
  36. 32
  37. 33
  38. 34
  39. 35
  40. 36
  41. 37
  42. 38
  43. 39
  44. 40
  45. 41
  46. Author’s Note
  47. Also by Paul Doiron
  48. About the Author
  49. Newsletter Sign-up

Last is Stacey. She seems to hang in the middle of the room as if suspended. When I am finally free, she rushes forward, throws her arms around my waist and buries her face in my neck for the first time in three years.

“Merry Christmas, Mike Bowditch,” she says.

Author’s Note

There’s no one I am indebted to more for this book and all the others I have written than my wife and teammate Kristen Lindquist.

I am grateful as ever to my wonderful agent Ann Rittenberg and my insightful editor Charles Spicer who collaborate so well together to bring out the best in my writing—and in me. As always, my team at Minotaur Books—Andy Martin, Kelley Ragland, Sarah Melnyk, Paul Hochman, Joe Brosnan, and Sarah Grill—has been a delight to work with. David Rotstein, this might be my favorite of all the excellent covers you have done for my novels.

Certain people and certain books were of special importance to the writing of Dead by Dawn. Corporal John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service is always my first call when I have an idea that promises to become the next chapter in the Mike Bowditch saga. Matt Weber, author of Making Tracks: How I Learned to Love Snowmobiling in Maine, provided invaluable assistance in educating me in the finer points of sledding. Maine artist and authority Eric Hopkins provided generous feedback. Mat and Nancy McConnel encouraged me and caught errors in the manuscript. My reading in preparation for writing this book included first and foremost Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzalez; Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich; Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques by Vincent J. M. DiMaio, MD (always good for a little light reading); Snowmobile and ATV Accident Investigation and Reconstruction by Richard Hermance (same).

Lastly, I send my love and gratitude to my parents, Richard and Judy Doiron, my siblings, nieces, and nephews, and to the rest of my wicked bitchin’ family. You, too, Rooney.

Also by Paul Doiron

Also by Paul Doiron

One Last Lie

Almost Midnight

Stay Hidden

Knife Creek

Widowmaker

The Precipice

The Bone Orchard

Massacre Pond

Bad Little Falls

Trespasser

The Poacher’s Son

About the Author

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. You can sign up for email updates here.

image image image image

Newsletter Sign-up

Thank you for buying this

St. Martin’s Press ebook.

To receive special offers, bonus content,

and info on new releases and other great reads,