Readers expecting Downs’ original protagonist, forensic entomologist Dr. Tim Downs’ novel, Plague Maker, says it's ‘A Thriller’, but I’d probably liken it to a suspense story that turns thriller where appropriate. ""Plague Maker" is a novel that can proudly be shelved beside any featuring Crichton or Clancy and hold its own." When he is forced to enlist the help of ex-wife Macy Monroe, and expert in the psychology of terrorism, the fireworks really begin-but she may be the only one who can help him stop the Plague maker in time. That's what FBI agent Nathan Donovan must decide. Will the beginning of the show mark the beginning of the end? And some will absentmindedly scratch at the tiny, biting specks that dot their necks and arms. Some will brush away still-burning sparks or embers. Some will pick bits of paper from their children's hair.
The air will be filled with clouds of smoke and specks of debris will rain down everywhere. Then the sky will grow dark again-but it will not be empty. Everywhere, faces will turn skyward in wide-eyed wonder. Soon the sky will explode in cascading showers of silver and gold. Downs's flair for the unusual-and his notable improvement over his already strong first effort-make him a writer to watch in the faith fiction market.Hundreds of thousands line the banks of the East and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation's largest fireworks display. Good entomological details add authenticity to the story, and the heavy themes of the pitfalls of a utilitarian approach to ethics and the hazards of judging human value on the basis of social worth are mostly thought provoking instead of preachy.
He laudably knows how to show rather than tell-a rarity for Christian fiction. The pacing drags a bit toward the middle, and a contrivance or two move the plot along, but Downs keeps the pages turning with some excellent twists and first-rate humor.
Complicating things is Riley's own well-kept secret about her medical condition. A black market in transplant organs has resulted in targeted murders, and PharmaGen's traffic in applied genetic information may be a screen for other dubious dealings. Riley McKay from the Pennsylvania Allegheny County coroner's office, who is on the trail of something fishy and needs his help analyzing some corpses. After physically threatening a college student who falls asleep in his class, entomologist Nick Polchak is put on temporary probation. Romance among the maggots and blowflies? Well, yes, and plenty of hilarity and suspense in this delightful sophomore Bug Man novel from Downs ( Shoofly Pie
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