Tim Downs

A Bug Man Novel

Shoofly Pie (Jul-2003)
Chop Shop (Jul-2004)
First the Dead (Jan-2008)
Less than Dead (Sep-2008)
Bug the Dead (Sep-2009)
Nick of Time (May-2011)

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  Shoofly Pie
  

  • Jul-2003
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  Forensic entomologist Nick Polchak (a.k.a. the Bug Man) is hired by thirty-year-old Kathryn Guilford, who is terrified of bugs, to solve her friend's death. When Polchak stumbles into the mystery of how Kathryn's husband was killed years earlier, the...

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  Chop Shop
  

  • Jul-2004
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  Intern forensic pathologist Dr. Riley McKay has noticed irregularities in autopsies at the Allegheny County Coroner's lab. Suspecting foul play, she seeks help from Dr. Nick Polchak, the "bug man" renowned for his ability to solve murders by analyzin...

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  PlagueMaker
  

  • Jan-2006
  • / Suspense
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  July Fourth: New York CityHundreds of thousands line the banks of the East and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation’s largest fireworks display. Soon the sky will explode in cascading showers of silver and gold. Everywhere, faces will turn skyward in ...

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  Head Game
  

  • Jan-2007
  • / Suspense
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  Someone wants you dead.But he doesn't want to kill you . . .He wants you to do it for him.He watches your every move. He studies you like a mouse in a maze. He knows everything about you -- every dream, hunger, weakness, and strength. What you long f...

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  Plague Maker
  

  • Apr-2007
  • / Thriller
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  July Fourth: New York City

  Hundreds of thousands line the banks of the East and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation’s largest fireworks display. Soon the sky will explode in cascading showers of silver and gold. Everywhere, faces will turn s...

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  First the Dead
  

  • Jan-2008
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina all government agencies were ordered to assist with efforts to rescue those who had survived. "First the Living" was the clear mandate given to everyone--including those who were there as part of the DMORT team a...

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  Less than Dead
  

  • Sep-2008
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  Dogs have long been man's best friend, but the Bug Man's friend is a rare breed . . . the cadaver dog. All roads lead to the White House for John Henry Braden, the charismatic senator from Virginia aristocracy whose beautiful wife Victoria is the ...

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  Bug the Dead
  

  • Sep-2009
  • / Suspense
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  Nick must face the realities of lost opportunities and the passing of time as he struggles to protect a mother and her child from agro-terrorists in this latest novel from award-winning author Tim Downs. Dr. Nick Polchak is called to a farm commun...

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  Wonders Never Cease
  

  • May-2010
  • / Suspense
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  ""It's true what they say, you know: If you talk to God, you're religious; but if you hear from God, you're schizophrenic."" When a car accident leaves a famous movie star in a coma, nurse Kemp McAvoy thinks he has found his ticket to the life he'...

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  Nick of Time
  

  • May-2011
  • / Mystery
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  A Bug Man Novel
  

  Tying the knot may be the toughest thing Nick Polchak has ever tried to do. Nick Polchak is comfortable with bugs. Their world is orderly. He knows where he stands and exactly how to interpret the signs they give him. But a fiancee and an upcoming...

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Award-Winning Books by Tim Downs

PlagueMaker
2007 Christy Award -- Suspense