Another superb Bug Man mystery. Nick is hired by the FBI to help identify some unearthed bones in an unmarked graveyard. Finding more bodies buried above caskets turns the case into a suspected "Serial Killer" case. Stuck in a small town rich with history, skeletons, politics, & a mysterious "Witch" that can raise the dead has Nick embroiled in political intrigue, murder, getting a witch to help him, cadaver dogs, and new friends.
Liked this book very much--even though Nick is more interested in bugs this story didn't dwell on that and it turned out to be just a very good mystery.
Well, Tim did it again with a story line with twists and turns I didn't expect. The characters become real the way he writes and I could visualize so many scenes...I love that! This was a great read and I was happy to get to loan it. I look forward to more books by this author.
Tim Downs' protagonist Nick Polchak, PhD ('the Bug Man') is back. Currently, he's working on a suspected serial killing case with forensic anthropologist Kegan Alexander under the direction of FBI Special Agent Donovan. With the aid of a backwoods dog trainer suspected of witchery, Nick aims to find out not just where the bodies were buried, but why. Nick's dry wit is one of the book's saving graces; the other is the taut plot that rarely meanders. I guessed the killer before the end, but I was enjoying the book too much to care.
Oddly enough, the book is tagged as Christian fiction at the local library where I picked it up, but there's little in the writing to suggest any character's religious beliefs (except the Lutheran pastor). There's a scripture before the first chapter which references the witch of Endor whom Saul spoke with, but otherwise there's little preaching here, just a decent, witty detective story.
Oddly enough, the book is tagged as Christian fiction at the local library where I picked it up, but there's little in the writing to suggest any character's religious beliefs (except the Lutheran pastor). There's a scripture before the first chapter which references the witch of Endor whom Saul spoke with, but otherwise there's little preaching here, just a decent, witty detective story.
This book is as good as all the other Tim Downs books--the bug man's sense of humor (admittedly twisted at times) keeps me smiling and even sometimes laughing out loud. I have never met a Bug Man novel I didn't love.
