This was a very gripping horror story with lots of graphic details. Jim and his friends face not just human zombies but animal ones too. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, City of the Dead.

I picked this up solely because some of my friends are fans of Keene and managed to get him to come out to Cheyenne, WY for a book signing. I was prepared to be amused as I always am by zombie stories, but am also pretty pleased thus far. I’ve always been vaguely annoyed by the mindless zombie undead trope, though it makes for great films (Shaun of the Dead, anyone?), but as handled by this guy, whom I christened the Louis L’Amour of Zombie Horror on the spot, these NOT mindless zombie humans, cows, crows, cats and DEER, zombie DEER who turn the tables on a couple of hunters with a pit trap, are positively delightful!

And yes, the guy is exactly as cool in person as you could hope/expect. Huzzah!