Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel

The author writes like a fifteen-year-old girl. His characters are unbelievably hyper-competent (Bond on steroids or worse) and the things that should be difficult never come across that way. This brings nothing really new to the genre, at least not anything that was missing. I finished it because I hate setting books aside but I wasn't happy at the end, just relieved I got to go read something else. You should too.

Wow! This was very different from the Pine Deep Trilogy (_Ghost Road Blues_, etc.), but very good in its own way. Definitely an action-packed book, in places this reminded me of a more serious version of _Get Smart_ (though the DMS seems to be a lot more effective than Control), mainly because of the role of the mysterious but still paternal Chief (in this case he is called Chuch). I don't usually enjoy political, techno-thrillers, but I certainly like this book. I am excited that this is the start of a whole new series to follow, and I especially relieved to have the sequel already. Maberry is a talented storyteller, with a knack for both characters and pacing. While the plot's turns were largely predictable, it was so filled with excitement, that it hardly mattered that you were waiting for the main characters to catch up to your knowledge. All in all, this was a riveting read!

I found it to be a real descent page turner. Mostly due to the fact that I have a little bit of a thing for zombie based plots, even still I think people who like the genera will get a kick out of it.