Game Warden Mike Bowditch is part of a search for two missing female hikers in Maine called the hundred mile wilderness the most remote section on the Appalachian trail.When their bodies are recovered, a story surfaces that they were tracked and killed by coyotes. Then the governor places an emergency bounty every dead coyote. Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacy a biologist who dosen’t believe the two girls were killed by coyotes.A riveting novel with a very fast moving ending when the real killer is discovered by Mike and Stacy. The killer was never on anyones radar. Another excellent read in this series!! Enjoyed immensely!!!

Worth reading despite some uneven writing quality. Some of the characters are interesting, many are a bit too cardboard. The mystery was well developed. The romance sections are a work in progress.will certainly recommend this series.