Mike is a game warden. He travels around looking for injured animals and taking out wild hogs. While out on the job, Mike came across a pink t-shirt with the body of a baby and wrapped in it. Wild hogs have already taken bites out of this poor baby. Mike decides to check the area to see if anyone knows anything about this baby.

Mike comes across a house set back in the forest. As he walks up to the door, a woman opens it and Mike can tell that something is not right. After speaking with her, she claims that she knows nothing but just as he is about to leave a younger girl appears. Mike knows that he has seen this girl somewhere, but where? As Mike goes back to his car, he still is wondering how he knows her. Then it dawns on him; she is someone who has been missing for four years. All reports at the time were that she was dead.

Mike reports his findings to his superiors. They all think that he is nuts. Mike is not going to give up on what he feels. He continues to investigate the murder of the baby along with the missing girl. Strange things start to happen. One of the witnesses who claim a woman came into her store and brought the pink shirt is found dead. The more clues that come up the more Mike is determined to find this young woman. Now the rest of the force is starting to believe Mike and it becomes an all-out investigation.

Mike is so close to finding out what happened until he is captured. Who captured him and why?

Paul Doiron writes a really a great thriller. I really enjoyed the way Doiron described not only the characters but also the wild animals. I feel Doiron nailed the description of Mike perfectly. I also learned a lot about wild hogs. I never really gave them much thought, but Doiron made me really curious about them. I also learned a lot about some government laws containing the meat of these animals.

Doiron also has a little bit of romance in KNIFE CREEK; however, I feel it is really not a big part of the story line. More like a side story but a welcome addition. Hopefully, there will be more books in the game warden Mike Bowdich series in the future as I have a lot of catching up to do.