Paul Doiron Books in Order

Paul Doiron has written 26 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Eating Between The Lines (1998) and the newest is Storm Tide (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 26 books listed here are in the Mike Bowditch series, which has its own page: Mike Bowditch books in order.

Books
26
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
26 of 26 titles
Pages on record
3,853 in 12 of 26 books

Paul Doiron is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels. Subjects attached to the books include game wardens, wilderness areas, Maine, missing persons and murder. The catalogue holds 26 books between 1998 and 2026; the earliest listed title is Eating Between The Lines (1998), and The Poacher's Son (2010), Trespasser (2011), Bad Little Falls (2012) and Massacre Pond (2013) follow. Storm Tide (2026) is the newest entry.

How many Paul Doiron books are there?

Paul Doiron has 26 books, released between 1998 and 2026. 25 of them belong to the Mike Bowditch series.

Paul Doiron Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Paul Doiron books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Eating Between The LinesPaul Doiron Non-Fiction #11998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998
  2. 2
    The Poacher's SonMike Bowditch #12010 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010352
  3. 3
    TrespasserMike Bowditch #22011 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011320
  4. 4
    Bad Little FallsMike Bowditch #32012 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012320
  5. 5
    Massacre PondMike Bowditch #42013 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013309
  6. 6
    The Bone OrchardMike Bowditch #52014 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014306
  7. 7
    The Bear TrapMike Bowditch #62014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  8. 8
    The PrecipiceMike Bowditch #72015 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015322
  9. 9
    WidowmakerMike Bowditch #82016 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016306
  10. 10
    Knife CreekMike Bowditch #92017 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017340
  11. 11
    RabidMike Bowditch #102018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  12. 12
    Stay HiddenMike Bowditch #112018 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018328
  13. 13
    BacktrackMike Bowditch #122019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  14. 14
    Almost MidnightMike Bowditch #132019 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019310
  15. 15
    The ImposterMike Bowditch #142020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  16. 16
    One Last LieMike Bowditch #152020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
  17. 17
    The CaretakerMike Bowditch #162021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  18. 18
    Dead by DawnMike Bowditch #172021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  19. 19
    Skin and BonesMike Bowditch #182022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  20. 20
    Hatchet IslandMike Bowditch #192022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  21. 21
    SnakebitMike Bowditch #202023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  22. 22
    Dead Man's WakeMike Bowditch #212023 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023320
  23. 23
    Pitch DarkMike Bowditch #222024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  24. 24
    Sheep's ClothingMike Bowditch #232025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  25. 25
    Blaze OrangeMike Bowditch #242026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026
  26. 26
    Storm TideMike Bowditch #252026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026

Paul Doiron series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Paul Doiron books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Paul Doiron Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Paul Doiron Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Paul Doiron books run from Eating Between The Lines (1998) to Storm Tide (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Paul Doiron in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Paul Doiron books in order?

You only need to read Paul Doiron books in order within the Mike Bowditch series, which holds 25 of the 26 Paul Doiron books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Paul Doiron

Start with The Poacher's Son (2010), the first Mike Bowditch book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Eating Between The Lines (1998).

What is the newest Paul Doiron book?

Storm Tide (2026) is the newest Paul Doiron book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Doiron book coming?

No next Paul Doiron book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Paul Doiron at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Doiron published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Paul Doiron books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,853 pages across the 12 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Doiron books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
4 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Paul Doiron books are about

11 of the 26 Paul Doiron books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: game wardens is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Mystery authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.