Nick of Time

In Nick of Time, Nick Polchak, a forensic entomologist, and Alena Savard, a dog trainer who specializes in training dogs for the FBI, the DEA, and Homeland Security, are getting married in a few days, but instead of helping Alena plan, Nick wants to go to a meeting of the Vidocq Society. The Vidocq Society reviews old cases and offers help and direction to detectives in order to come closer to solving the cases. Nick is specially invited to this meeting by an old friend for a certain case. After the friend turns up dead, Nick starts hunting for clues to the killer, pretty much up to the day of his wedding. Alena, concerned that Nick might not make the wedding, takes a few of her dogs to track Nick down. Along the way, Nick and Alena find out information separately concerning Nick’s friend and it all ends in a huge surprise ending that no one was expecting.

I did not like this book too much. I did like the premise, the storyline and the mystery, but Nick makes way too many wisecracks, especially in the first chapter. I know he is supposed to be pretty much antisocial and inconsiderate but I think he is at an extreme. Alena has some of her own weird quirks, but she is much more likeable than Nick. The ending was good and I would probably read the other past and future books in this series, but I am not sure how much more of an annoying Nick I could take. I have to admit, I do not even think I would use my money to buy the books. I might just look for them at the library to read.

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