First the Dead

Downs, Tim

ISBN 10: 1595540245 / ISBN 13: 9781595540249

Published by Nelson Incorporated, Thomas, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First the Dead
• Publisher: Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595540245
• ISBN 13: 9781595540249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Dead men tell no lies

When Hurricane Katrina takes New Orleans by storm, forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is waiting for her. He's part of DMORT (Disaster Mortuary Response Team), the FEMA team assigned to recover and identify human remains in large-scale disasters.

The trouble is, Nick isn't much of a team player. And he doesn't take well to following orders he doesn't agree with--such as the decision to divert all personnel to rescuing the living and leaving the dead for later.

Nick begs to differ. He's there to collect bodies, and he's going to do just that--especially when he starts finding bodies that were clearly dead before the hurricane struck. Nick understands that all forensic evidence will soon disintegrate in the hot, contaminated water . . . and he knows that's exactly what the killer wants to happen.

The more Nick tries to uncover answers, the stronger--and deadlier--the resistance becomes. And it doesn't help that a beautiful psychiatrist thinks he's on the verge of a mental breakdown . . . can even the Bug Man uncover the truth?

About the Author

Tim Downs is the author of nine novels including the Christy Award-winning PlagueMaker and the highly acclaimed series of Bug Man novels. Tim lives in North Carolina with his wife Joy. They have three grown children.