In the 9th book in this series, Mike Bowditch has just been promoted to investigator in the Maine Game Warden Service. As the new guy, he’s left behind when there is a hunting homicide in Berwick. This makes him the only warden available to work on the second incident that day, out on the remote, fog-bound Maquoit Island. Mostly inhabited by lobstermen after summer, the island is teeming with deer and ticks. Mike is flown out to the island by his friend and mentor Charley, along with a seasoned investigator from the state police and another warden. The victim is the famous journalist Ariel Evans, who came to the island to write about the Blake Markman, a Silicon Valley executive-turned-hermit. Suspicious this shooting was no accident and eager to prove himself, Mike pursues the recalcitrant locals through the cold, fog, and a huge plot twist.
After a slow start concerned as much about deer as the people (and one liable to make the reader quite itchy, with all the talk of ticks),
Stay Hidden picks up steam and provides a thrilling read. Fans of the Bowditch series will not be disappointed, and readers of books of other outdoor lawmen will find it right up their alley. Mystery lovers will enjoy the plot twists and turns as well.
A version of this review was originally published in
Library Journal.
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