Paul Doiron
Paul Doiron (pronounced /ˈdwɑːrən/)[1] is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels.
Career
    
The first book in the Mike Bowditch series, The Poacher's Son, won the Barry Award for Best First Novel[2] and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel.[3] It was a nominee for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel[4] and for the Anthony Award for Best First Novel [5] PopMatters included it in its Best Fiction of 2010 list.[6]
Doiron's second book Trespasser won the 2012 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction.[7]
His novelette "Rabid" was a finalist for the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.[8]
His twelfth novel Dead by Dawn won the 2022 New England Society Book Award for Fiction,[9] the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction[10] and was a finalist for the 2022 Barry Award for Best Thriller.[11]
Doiron is the former Editor in Chief and current Editor Emeritus of Down East, The Magazine of Maine.[12]
Personal life
    
Doiron is married to poet and environmentalist Kristen Lindquist.[13]
He resides in Camden, Maine.[14]
Bibliography
    
    Mike Bowditch Mysteries
    
- The Poacher's Son, Minotaur Books, 2010
 - Trespasser, Minotaur Books, 2011
 - Bad Little Falls, Minotaur Books, 2012
 - Massacre Pond, Minotaur Books, 2013
 - The Bone Orchard, Minotaur Books, 2014
 - The Precipice, Minotaur Books, 2015
 - Widowmaker, Minotaur Books, 2016
 - Knife Creek, Minotaur Books, 2017
 - Stay Hidden, Minotaur Books, 2018
 - Almost Midnight, Minotaur Books, 2019
 - One Last Lie, Minotaur Books, 2020
 - Dead by Dawn, Minotaur Books, 2021
 - Hatchet Island, Minotaur Books, 2022
 - Dead Man’s Wake, Minotaur Books, 2023
 
Mike Bowditch Short Stories
    
- "The Bear Trap", Minotaur Books, 2014
 - "Rabid", Minotaur Books, 2018
 - "Backtrack", Minotaur Books, 2019
 - "The Imposter", Minotaur Books, 2020
 - "The Caretaker", Minotaur Books, 2021
 - "Skin and Bones", Minotaur Books, 2022
 - "Snakebit", Minotaur Books, 2023
 
References
    
- Doiron, Paul. "How Do You Pronounce Doiron, Anyway?". Paul Doiron. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
 - Barry Awards Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Deadly Pleasures, accessed September 3, 2014.
 - Strand Magazine, July 7, 2011.
 - The Edgars Awards Database, accessed September 3, 2014.
 - Anthony Award Nominees and Winners, accessed September 3, 2014.
 - "The Best Fiction of 2010". PopMatters. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
 - "2012 Winners". Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
 - "Edgar Award Nominees". www.theedgars.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
 - "2022 Book Awards Winners – New England Society". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
 - "2022 Winners". Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
 - "2022 Barry Award Nominations – Deadly Pleasures". Retrieved 2022-03-20.
 - "Down East magazine taps Maine native as first female editor-in-chief", Bangor Daily News, September 18, 2013.
 - "Paul Doiron". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
 - "Maine Noir | The Yankee Interview: Author Paul Doiron talks about his upcoming novel, Knife Creek; the Maine outdoors; and how a guy named Mike Bowditch changed his life", "Yankee Magazine", May 30, 2017.