Reviews & Recs of books about Maine, set in Maine, and by Maine authors.
The Stranger In The Woods
What could there possibly be new to say about The North Pond Hermit? If you live in most any part of Maine, but especially Central Maine, you were bombarded with news about The Hermit/Christopher Knight when he was captured by the Maine Warden Service in 2013. Then, you were bombarded with news about him as he went to trial. And again when Michael Finkel published his GQ article on the topic. Finkel expanded that article to bring the world The Stranger In The Woods, a tale of the hermit and of Finkel’s relationship with him.
Town In A Lobster Stew
A stereotypical cozy mystery that hits all the notes of a cliche book set in coastal Maine, Town in a Lobster Stew is a quick read and an entertaining distraction from everyday life. Candy Holliday, amateur sleuth and local reporter, is put on the case of a missing recipe by Wilma Mae, an elderly woman in the town. The recipe is a guaranteed winner for the annual lobster stew contest, and so is considered highly valuable amongst the townspeople. Deaths begin to happen in the town, and Candy concludes that they are all related to the missing recipe.