Thomcat
5/6/2022
Finished reading this book about sarcastic former Baltimore cop Joe Ledger on a flight to Baltimore. Secret government agency, sarcasm, and reads like a screenplay - excellent for a plane flight. May have to read the sequel on my next one.
"Zombie infection as cultured bio weapon from evil genius" provides enough scientific reason to quell disbelief, and the action is fun (and over-the-top). Sarcasm and cookies lead me to wonder why this 2009 novel wasn't made into a action/comedy film - perhaps the production of World War Z was enough for Hollywood at the time. Would make a good video game also - this is more thriller than zombie beat-em-up.
The action was over-the-top, but the finale went beyond that, knocking the rating down a bit for me. There are a boat-load of sequels, or books in this universe, but this story is completely self-contained.