Blaze Orange, Paul Doiron
Blaze Orange, Paul Doiron
List: $15.99 | Sale: $11.20
Club: $7.99

Blaze Orange
A Short Story

Author: Paul Doiron

Narrator: Henry Leyva

Unabridged: 1 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2026

Synopsis

In “Blaze Orange,” an original short story by bestselling author Paul Doiron, Maine game warden Charley Stevens suspects that a tragic hunting accident is really cold-blooded murder—if only he can prove it.

When a local man is shot dead during deer season in 1990s Maine, all signs point to a heartbreaking mistake, as the victim was dressed head-to-toe in brown, and the shooter is a respected family man known for his gentleness. But as Charley and rookie warden Kathy Frost sift through the quiet tensions of a small community, two details refuse to add up. The victim knew better than to wear neutral colors during deer season. Why wasn’t he dressed in blaze orange? And something that should be at the scene simply isn’t.

To solve the case, Charley must dig into old grudges and buried motives—and Kathy turns to the most unlikely investigator of all.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Paul Doiron

A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. The Poacher’s Son, the first book in the Mike Bowditch series, 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 is a Registered Maine Guide specializing in fly fishing and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist.

About Henry Leyva

Henry Leyva's audiobook credits include reading Colin Harrison's The Havana Room, Michael Palmer's Fatal, Lawrence Block's Killing Castro, and John Grisham's The Testament as well as works from popular authors such as Nicholas Sparks and Phyllis Naylor.  Leyva has appeared in numerous stage and screen productions.  His film and television work includes roles on One Life to Live, Romancing America, The Digital Café, The Interrogation, and The Windigo.  He has also performed in a host of off-Broadway productions, including In the Heights, Love Suicide, and Guanabaco.  He has also performed in voiceovers for commercials, including those for HSBC, Claritin, and the Daily News. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on March 27, 2026

Gripping, mysterious, and hard to put down, Blaze Orange is a thrilling short story by Paul Doiron. I am a huge fan of his Mike Bowditch series and fans of that series will be pleased to read and/or listen to this short story which takes place in the past and features Maine game warden, Charley Stev......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on March 25, 2026

Not being familiar with the author or the series, I thought this short story would be a great introduction to see if I would like the series. Well, that is a “Yes” and a “No”. First, the main reason there is a “No” is because this is listed as a Mike Bowditch Mystery short story. The problem with tha......more

Goodreads review by Karra on March 26, 2026

This was an engaging and enjoyable listen for me and left me wanting to hear more! I typically lean toward longer audiobooks, so I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about a short story—but the description of Blaze Orange drew me in and listening to the brief story itself proved to do the exact same The myster......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on March 27, 2026

It’s deer season in Maine and Game Warden Charley Stevens and rookie warden Kathy Frost are called to the scene of what appears to be a tragic accident. A man has been shot. The shooter claims he mistook him for a deer, not implausible, given the victim was dressed all in brown and carrying a white......more

Goodreads review by RobbyReadsActually on March 25, 2026

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this ALC in exchange for an honest review. I am not familiar with this authors work but I enjoy a good mystery from time to time so I figured I’d give this a shot. To my surprise, it wasn’t very long; the audio is just over an hour. I thought this was ok......more

Pre-Order
Add to Wish List