Almost Midnight, Doiron - B+

                     This is an excellent addition to the Mike Bowditch series. His enjoyment  of a week off falls quickly apart when his buddy Billy calls from the state prison he's incarcerated in. Bad things are going on, and Billy asks for Mike's help. As he starts to look into what eventually is a massive correction officer drug ring, Mike hears from a game warden who tells him that Shadow, the mostly wolf wolf-dog Mike helped years earlier has been shot by a bow-hunter and is in serious condition. The two plot lines evolve simultaneously and end very well. Shadow survives and Billy's bravery helping an officer who was violently attacked leads to his receiving a pardon.