One Last Lie

Mike Bowditch #15
One Last Lie (2020)

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One Last Lie begins with the sudden disappearance of Mike Bowditch’s friend and mentor, retired game warden Charley Stevens. Before vanishing into the vast forest along the Canadian border, Charley leaves Mike with a warning about secrets, and Mike soon begins to suspect that the disappearance is tied to an old warden badge that has resurfaced. That badge connects back to a fifteen-year-old cold case involving another game warden whose fate was never fully resolved, pulling Mike into a mystery that reaches deep into the history of the Maine Warden Service.

What makes the premise especially strong is the way Paul Doiron ties the case to loyalty, legacy, and distrust inside Mike’s own world. This is not just another wilderness investigation. It is a story about a missing mentor, a buried institutional past, and the uneasy realization that people Mike respects may know more than they have admitted. One Last Lie keeps the series grounded in Maine’s remote landscape while giving the suspense a more personal and history-laden edge than a routine procedural.