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Book: The Poacher’s Son

April 5th, 2010

I received this book as an ARC from Barnes and Noble.  It’s a great read.  It’s in a genre I don’t usually enjoy.  It’s a mystery as in the who-done-it style which isn’t my favourite sort of book.

This one was quite well written and it had the advantage of being totally presented through the main character.  The reader had no more information than the main character did.  I find so often in mystery novels the reader kind of knows what’s going on and we are left to watch the main character bumble around trying to figure it out for him/herself.  I don’t find that fun reading.

Mike is searching for his eestranged father after his father leaves a strange message on his answering machine.  Believing his father needs him, Mike lets his life crumble around him while he sets out to find his father and prove the man’s innocence in a local crime.  The most interesting part for me was the loss of all Mike’s surroundings, his house, his family, his girlfriend, and how it all comes back together, supposedly.  In talking with the author it turns out he’s been slated to write a series with Mike as the character.  It will be the same genre and they will each be set in a season.  This one was summer.  I like that - anything seasonal makes me want to read it.  Mike is a Maine game warden, so the seasons will greatly affect him.  I think I will read the future installments.

So, if you are interested in mysteries, give this one a go!

Enjoying the journey,  Amanda

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