Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) in The Zombie Group!

Jun 26, 2011 Lou rated it really liked it

With the protagonist Joe Ledger I am thinking of a blend of The characters James Bond, John Rambo and Jack Bauer from 24. The story actually is serving up a good slice of entertainment in the the hole that 24 and Jack Bauer no-more has left. It starts off the first half more of a cerebral approach of a thriller. Maberry writes with this story as if it has been ripped from today's headlines incorporating terrorism and political battles from across the shores. A good story that incorporates weapon ...more

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Dec 01, 2008 Jonathan rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author)

From Publishers Weekly 12/1/2008:

Patient Zero Jonathan Maberry. St. Martin's Griffin, $14.95 paper (432p) ISBN 978-0-312-38285-8

While raiding a terrorist cell at the start of this exciting thriller from Stoker-winner Maberry (Dead Man's Song), Baltimore PD Det. Joe Ledger shoots two .45 slugs into Javad Mustapha, killing him very dead. Four days later, while trying out for a secret government antiterrorist unit, Joe has to kill Javad all over again. It appears the terrorists have figured out a w ...more

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Mar 01, 2009 Schnaucl rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, library, series, horror, april, read_2009, zombies

Although this novel does involve zombies, it's much closer to a spy thriller than it is a typical post-apocalyptic zombie novel. The outbreaks are very isolated and contained rather than affecting the entire planet.

The zombies are made through a disease that was created as a bioweapon and each generation of the strain is more infectious than the last. Joe Ledger, a cop about to turn FBI, is recruited into a super secret branch of the government to head one of the teams trying to stop the terrori ...more

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Mar 22, 2009 Felicia A Sullivan rated it really liked it

Shelves: teotwawki, zombies

What. A. Ride.

This book has it all: thrills, intrigue, history, mystique, danger, love, psychosis, tricked out secret underground cave laboratories, a character who transforms into a hero. Oh, and zombies. What more could you ask for?

I don't generally care for books that have zombies as the backdrop, becuase what I like about zombie books is the survival aspect. This book is more about how they got to be zombies in the first place, and the zombies are not the main focus - terrorists are.

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Jul 10, 2010 Holly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a really fast and enjoyable read. The story revolves around Joe Ledger, a Baltimore cop who's involved in a raid on a suspected terrorist cell. After the raid leaves 13 terrorists dead, Joe is recruited by an ultra-secret government organization - where he finds out the terrorist weapon du jour is a zombie bioweapon. The pacing, characters and writing are all great and I really enjoyed the double- and triple-crosses in the plot. The story is clear, but you never really know who is worki ...more

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Oct 18, 2010 Kat rated it really liked it

Shelves: udate, not-owned, zombie

I'll tell anyone that will listen that Jonathan Maberry is one of my favourite authors. In the zombie genre he's something of a legend - after all, his multiple series cover just about every genre - Benny Imura is a YA Zombie series, Dead of Night is adult horror lover, and then there's Joe Ledger who is a dizzy combination of horror, action, thriller and conspiracy all rolled into one.

The whole premise of the Joe Ledger series should actually turn me off completely - I'm not the biggest fan of ...more

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