by Joe McKinney
First published 2011
Plague turns Houston into a zombie wasteland. Contaminated floodwaters birth hordes of rotting corpses that hunt the living. Emergency Operations sergeant Eleanor Norton works inside the quarantine zone, salvaging boats and stockpiling explosives while the military shoots anyone attempting to flee. The undead multiply with each bite, transforming survivors into fresh killers. Eleanor's mission becomes personal when she learns her husband and daughter remain trapped outside the quarantine perimeter. She must navigate zombie infested waters and crumbling authority to reach her family. The city descends into chaos as the flesh eaters overwhelm every defense. Eleanor faces an impossible choice between duty and family survival. Time runs short as the infection spreads and the feeding frenzy intensifies. Her rescue operation may be the last chance before Houston becomes a city of the dead.
Genres: adventure, horror, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: duty-vs-family, impossible-choice
Setting: Houston
Period: 21st-century
ebook · Pinnacle Books
Content warnings: gore, graphic-violence