Snakebit
A Mike Bowditch Short Mystery
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4.4 • 39 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In “Snakebit," an original short story from bestselling author Paul Doiron, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch must hunt down a killer who uses the unlikeliest of murder weapons: rattlesnakes.
When a teenager arrives at a Maine hospital with a rattlesnake bite, warden Mike Bowditch is baffled. Rattlesnakes have been extinct in the region for over a hundred years—so where did this one come from? Bowditch’s investigation leads him to a pair of eccentric married scientists who have a vested interest in rattlesnakes and their venom. Even more suspicious, their estranged daughter has accused them of carrying out grotesque experiments on her. As more rattlesnakes appear in the woods—and the case becomes increasingly mystifying—Bowditch finds himself running out of time to catch his exotic foe.
Customer Reviews
Snakebit Paul Doiron
Maine Game Warden receives a call for service from an agitated women regarding a rattlesnake she saw near her property. This puzzles the warden because they have been extinct in the region for over a hundred years. Then a teenager is bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake at an outdoors party and loses his leg. What ensues next is Warden Bowditch learns about an eccentric or a better description would be psychotic sociopaths who have an unusual interests in rattlesnakes and their venom. Their estranged daughter contacts Bowditch and claims they carried out experiments with her and were injecting her with snake venom. She also said they were releasing rattlesnakes into the wild. What ensues is a bizarre series of events that the two sisters have plotted against their parents. Another excellent read in this aeries!! Enjoyed immensely!!