I've finished "Dead Mann Walking" the 1st book in his Hessius Mann series by Stefan Petrucha.
Product Description
After Hessius Mann was convicted of his wife's murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict was overturned - too bad he was already executed. But thanks to the miracles of modern science Hessius was brought back to life. Sort of.
Now that he's joined the ranks of Fort Hammer's pulse-challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a "living" as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone's giving him the run - around - and it's not like he's in any condition to make a quick getaway ...
Product Details
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Roc; Original edition (October 4, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451464214
ISBN-13: 978-0451464217
My Review:
Hessius is a PI and former cop who was wrongfully accused of killing his wife and executed. He is brought back to life but he has memory problems. He has a human assistant (Liveblood) Misty who patches him up when he's hurt and takes care of his daily needs. He's hired to find a missing person so he travels to the Badland with his client to a factory which now house a large number of Chaks. There is a rumor the man they are looking for is living there. Also a serial killer is killing Chaks by mutilating them and keeping their heads as trophies.
The zombies aren't your typical ones with a group that can function like a human while others are on the brink of being feral and others are feral.
I highly recommend this book if you like dark and gritty noir novels with horror elements and a very likeable and witty zombie PI. If you don't have a strong stomach I advise you not to read this book when you are eating since it can be quite descriptive.
4/5
Thanks Stefan and Simon and Schuster for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!
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