Dogs have long been manÆs best friend, but the Bug ManÆs friends 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 talk of Washington and the crown jewel of Endor, her backwoods Virginia hometown.
But when bodies turn up on BradenÆs propertyùthe site of a multimillion dollar construction project heÆs spearheadingùthe senatorÆs spin doctors, led by his future first lady, must act quickly to quell a conspiracy before it blemishes their presidential campaign.
Enter entomologist Nick Polchak, the quirky bug expert enlisted to determine if the senatorÆs bone yard is a forgotten cemetery or a crime scene.
To help with the investigation, Polchak follows local legend to Alena Savard, a mysterious woman known for her ability to turn mongrels into the best search dogs around. They soon find themselves on the trail of a desperate individual bent on protecting a terrible secret.
Less than Dead is an unforgettable tale of crime and concealment in the corridors of high-stakes politicsùas well as in the deepest contours of the human heart.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Less Than Dead
Book Author: Tim Downs
What do you like about this book:
"As long as he doesn't know about you, you're safe - but how long will that last?"
Dr. Nick Polchak is infamous for bending, stretching, breaching, and ignoring the rules of protocol to solve a case. And this case will take all of the above measures to bring the truth into the light, for these secrets have been buried for years.
Doing what few have the guts or the inclination to do, Nick breaches the walls surrounding the "witch of Endor's lair" . . . . in reality he scales a fence and learns what it's like to be held down by the throat, compliments of an highly trained dog-beast. The reclusive young woman residing on top of the mountain is anything but a witch, and she's smart . . . . she can work in the shadows . . . . and she has the capability to help an F. B. I. investigation . . . . . the question is . . will she? Should she? The stakes are high.
Enjoy this bug-man meets dog-girl story; "Less than Dead" is another outstanding page turner by author Tim Downs!
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