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 action kicks into high gear — and Polchak finds himself on the run with his client from someone who will do anything to keep a secret.
This fast-paced murder mystery is more than the typical “Christian fiction;”it is good clean fun — on a thrill ride. Biblical values are implicit rather than explicit, and its fascinating elements provoke thought on a conscience, consequences, and world-views. But mostly, this book is a sizzler of a story that will not let you go.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 3/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
From: Isaac Scego
Book Title: Shoofly Pie
Book Author: Tim Downs
What do you like about this book:
Summery::
The whole time I was reading this book, I had the same image firmly imprinted in my mind--Robert Downey Jr. walking around in a lab coat, wearing large spectacles, living in a lab, and picking bugs off of dead corpses. And, surprisingly, it as an amusing thought.
Tim Downs introduces a unique, eccentric, Sherlock Holmes-type detective who is stoic, cruel, angering, and yet, still manages to be loveable at the same time. He's so human. One moment, you can't help but smile at his intelligence and perceptiveness, the next, you're ready to punch him in the nose. But the author's abundant use of dialogue is where he struggles--sometimes it helps him, other times, not so much. But it makes for fun entertainment and relaxation, almost like "reading" a movie.
Dr. Nick Polchak is not a perfect man, nor is this a perfectly clean novel, but his certain level of odd charm and obsessive investigation methods manage to pull this story through with only a few bruises. It is a fast-paced, wildly entertaining mystery that will be enjoyed by most all mystery-lovers--even if you don't like bugs.
Sexual Content::
Three different guys are going after the same girl. Couples dance and kiss. A few mildly suggestive comments are made.
In a letter, a soldier implies to his wife that he can't wait to have sex with her--it is never actually mentioned, but made clear. When she sends him a picture of herself, the Arabians block out her arms and legs, labeling it at pornography. A situation of mild tension and a man says he spent the night with his girlfriend.
Violent Content::
There's two or three car wrecks and chases. Descriptions of dead, decomposing bodies show up several times and could be slightly disturbing for the reader. People are shot numerous times and blood is often described, but in small dosages--others are said to have been strangled, burned, and abused in every way possible as children. We never hear of the details, but we do know the effects it had on them.
Suicide is the main subject of this novel and is discussed in detail. As well as the stages of a body's decomposition, which is rather gruesome and disturbing. There are a few fights where things can get pretty bloody.
Language::
"D--n" is used once, but not in profanity.
Drug/Alcohol Content::
A lot of army boys are said to have become cocaine addicts during the war. Drugs are a focal point of the story and is discussed frequently.
Cleanness Rating:: 2.5/5
PG-13 - disturbing descriptions, thematic material including drug content and violence
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:1
Violence:3
Language:0
Drug/Alcohol use:2