A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English, and he holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. "The Poacher's Son" won the Barry award, the Strand award for best first novel and has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Macavity awards in the same category. He lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist.