Ends of the Earth (Bug Man Series) by Tim Downs
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- Pub. Date: September 2009
- 358pp
- Sales Rank: 45,678
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2009
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Format: Paperback, 358pp
- Sales Rank: 45,678
- Series: Bug Man Series
- ISBN-13: 9781595543080
- ISBN: 1595543082
Synopsis
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 community in eastern North Carolina to investigate a murder. The victim is the owner of a failing organic farm who had developed a drug problem, and the police think his murder is drug-related.
Nick finds the remains of a bale of marijuana scattered in the tomato fields--but the South American marijuana seems to be strangely infested with a common North Carolina insect: the tobacco hornworm. To further confound the mystery, the bugs are infected with a fungus from Asia. Nick suspects the man wasn't killed because of the marijuana, but because of the insects it contained.
He then discovers that a vicious agricultural scheme is underway to cripple the U.S.'s corn and ethanol production. But just how far will these terrorists go in their quest?
Library Journal
Dr. Nick Polchak, the "Bug Man" (First the Dead, Less Than Dead, Shoo Fly Pie, and Chop Shop), heads to North Carolina to investigate the death of an organic farmer. The police believe the murder is related to drugs, but Nick is not so sure, and the bugs found in a bale of marijuana may hold the clue to a plot by terrorists to undermine U.S. agriculture. VERDICT The Christy Award-winning author's latest forensic thriller is intelligent and thought-provoking and should especially appeal to male fans of the genre.
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The Bug Man is back!by CaraPutman
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November 05, 2009: I have enjoyed each of the Bug Man books, from the very first, and the Ends of the Earth was a perfect addition to the series. Two of his leading ladies are back, and Nick is as clueless as ever about matters of the heart. But he's beginning to realize he is part of the human species after all. And the mystery/suspense angle is perfect! A great read for those who like suspense filled with quirky characters.
Hooray! Nick Polchak is back, and more brilliant and confused than ever!by Colorado_Buccaneer
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November 02, 2009: Hooray, and pass the chunks of beef liver! Nick Polchak is back, and he is as delightfully brilliant and bone-headed as ever! If you're not familiar with award-winning author Tim Downs' unusual protagonist from any of the previous 6 mystery novels in the Bug Man series, you're in for a treat. His blisteringly funny sarcastic wit with students and colleagues, his total and utter cluelessness regarding women, his fascination with insects to the point of identifying with them more than humans, and his stunningly brilliant ability to help solve crimes through the study of bugs makes him one of the quirkiest, most intriguing amateur detectives imaginable.
As in the previous novels, Nick is faced with the challenge of unraveling a murder mystery, but this one has international entanglements, and cataclysmic consequences of global proportions. If that weren't enough, Nick also finds himself in not just one, but two potential romantic relationships with women from past cases. Watching Nick painstakingly put the pieces of the mystery together in his inimitable fashion is always worth the read, but watching him struggle to even understand both women, much less take halting steps towards his first romantic relationship in the midst of a case was vastly entertaining! Ends of the Earth is one of the most thoroughly enjoyable novels I've read in a long time, and I can't recommend it highly enough!
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