Book description
A thrilling, post-apocalyptic short story from the world of V. M.
Zito's THE RETURN MAN: 'Bloody excellent' Financial Times. Corporal Noah
Brodeur's job is a lonely one. In the aftermath of the outbreak, from
his remote Canadian border station, Brodeur must guard the Slinky: a
formidable wall protecting his countrymen from the Evacuated States and
the ravenous creatures that roam there. All is quiet until the day a
stranger emerges from the safe side of the forest. He says he is on a
classified mission for the CIA. He says his name is Special Agent
Kenneth Wu. He demands that Brodeur break rank and allow him across the
border into danger. But when everything is at stake, can appearances be
trusted? And on the edge of civilisation, who is more dangerous, the
living . . . or the dead? Praise for THE RETURN MAN: 'Zito expertly
piles on thrills, cliffhangers and numerous twists, investing renewed
life into the shambling, cliché-ridden corpse of the zombie subgenre.'
Guardian 'An overload of thrills, spills and adventure.' Sun 'Hands down
one of the best zombie novels I've read in a long, long time. From first
page to last, THE RETURN MAN is an astonishing read. With characters you
genuinely give a damn about and a story that'll keep you turning page
after page, this is an outstanding debut.' David Moody, author of Autumn
'In a word: relentless.' Sunday Telegraph 'Contagion meets Mad Max.' The
Times 'Bloody excellent' Financial Times. V. M. Zito resides in
Connecticut, USA with his wife and daughter. When not writing, he spends
his weekdays working as Creative Director at a New England ad agency.
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