Puppeteer of the Dead II: Conlaven Island

by Troy McCombs

Some things are worse than zombies, and they're alive and well... After a disastrous zombie outbreak ravages the majority of the population of the United States, the remaining survivors are rounded up and flown to remote locations—safe-zones—until the pandemic can be resolved. Maynard Dunn, his family, and new acquaintances soon find themselves on Conlaven Island, a perceptible paradise... at first. But only days after they arrive, they learn that not all is as it seems. People go missing, some are found dead—then undead—and the destructive military force has apparently become unhinged by the broken state the world is in. Maynard, as well as everyone else, soon learns that zombies may just be the lesser of the two evils compared to deranged, reckless humans. These wolves in sheep's clothing, unlike the zombies, are armed. The civilians are not. How will they survive this—what's supposed to be a secure refuge? Read to find out!

257 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2018

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Evil Men Prove Worse Than Zombies

In this second book, Peter the psychic realizes just how evil the General is and must hide. Maynard, Jason, Anna work to save him. This book shows how the evil in men can be more dangerous than the zombies. It is action packed and hard to put down. I am very vested in the story and characters. Maynard's strength is amazing with all the loss he has suffered. My only complaint is I feel Faith as a character could be more aggressive and not so scared. I believe that would add more dimension to the story. The Puppeteer is still unidentified and I look forward to learning more about this aspect of the plot. Definitely plan to read the next book in this series.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very well written. You have to read the first book puppeteer of the dead first, as this second novel is a direct continuation of where the first one left off. The characters get on a plane and go to the island where everything changes. You want to believe they are finally safe and all is secure, until you learn that the soldiers are not your friends. There is evil out there and it is not what you would expect. The only thing that bugged me was the animal abuse. Yes I know it is just a book you say, however reading Troy's novels makes you feel like you are there in the story. He is an excellent writer that always keeps me entertained. I strongly recommend both books. Waiting for the third one.

[Celeste Crotts · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book picks up where that last one ends and follows our heroes through the next leg of their journey. What appears to be to good to be true usually is and the island is no different! It is well written and definitely a dark and twisty book, which happens to be my favorite type of book. My only issue is the abuse of animals, that is a especially upsetting issue for me personally. While I see how it was used to make the villains even more depraved it truly upset me. It's only a brief part of the book and should not deter true horror fans from the book. All in all, this is a good zombie story. I hope to see how their story ends and hopefully it comes to a happy or at least safe conclusion.