This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Doiron, Paul.
The precipice: a novel / Paul Doiron. — First edition.
pages; cm. — (Mike Bowditch mysteries; 6)
ISBN 978-1-250-06369-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-6868-7 (e-book)
1. Game wardens—Fiction. 2. Young women—Crimes against—Fiction. 3. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 4. Missing persons—Investigation—Fiction. 5. Wilderness areas—Maine—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3604.O37P74 2015
813'.6—dc23
2015013520
e-ISBN 9781466868687
First Edition: June 2015