My mother handed this book to me without comment, so I really didn't know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. The mystery was solid, with a reveal I did not anticipate, but better yet the characters - especially the protagonist Nick - were very well written, endearing, and believable. The action sequences were also compelling. There were flaws, of course. Frankly, I had a bit of trouble swallowing that the great secret being protected in Endor could have gone so long without discovery: in an age of computers and easy internet searches, it would seem the forgeries would have been detected years before. There are, in fact, two great secrets central to the plot, and in some ways believing that the second would have gone unnoticed given the political climate is even harder to believe. There were also the occasional chapter openers that smacked of melodrama. All in all, however, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and will seek out others by this author. A last note: "Less Than Dead" is published by a Christian publisher, something I hadn't taken full note of until I was nearly done, and something that frankly tends to turn me off - and I *am* a Christian. Don't let it dissuade you. While some of the characters do espouse Christian world-views and all refrain from blasphemy, there is no preaching, no "just so" theology, and none of the other distinguishing characteristics so irritating in many "Christian" novels. In fact, the pastor who appears as a secondary character is a distinctly practical fellow that reminds me at least a bit of my own! # 4 in the Bug Man series and I'm going strong, having ordered every book that is offered. I'm having to read quickly to stay ahead of my wife, who I turned on to the series. Fortunately I have a three book lead on her with a few more to go!Dogs have long been man's best friend, but the Bug Man's 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 Braden's property-the site of a multimillion dollar construction project he's spearheading-the senator's spin doctors, led by his future first lady, must act quickly to quell a conspiracy before it blemishes their presidential campaign.
What do You think about Less Than Dead (2008)?
This series is one of the best I've ever read. Great plot twists and NEVER boring. Phenomenal read.
—ph_robinson
I loved this book. It made me laugh out loud many times. Hard to put down.
—Jeffry
I love all of Tim Downs bug man books and the witch really rocked.
—binu
Liked the characters, good story. Will read Tim Downs again.
—pipermclean
