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Book name: Patient Zero
Author name: Jonathan Maberry
Series: Joe Ledger #1
Genre: Thriller, Action, Zombie, Espionage
review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Pure mindblowing awesomeness. That's all I can say. The only way I can properly describe this novel is that its "24 on pages" (referring to 24 tv show that is). From the Department of Military Science (DMS) standing in as this version's CTU, from one jawdropping INSANE action sequence to another, an earthshattering impending terrorist attack looming over the horizon, evil middle eastern terrorists and an westerner being the main puppetmaster behind all the scheming... Everything screams to me as 24 (seriously, there was even a mole or two inside the good guys, which was typical 24 element), and as it was one of my most favorite tv show ever, I loved every word of it! Mix this post-9/11 world based ultra-realistic counter-terrorism structure with exotic, outlandish zombie horror plots right out of any classic Hollywood horror movie, and you'll have yourself PATIENT ZERO, the perfect outcome. And there's no shortage of references too, from Jack Bauer to Dawn of the Dead to 28 Days Later to Marvel Zombies, I think this is one of the most self-aware novel I've ever read.

This was my first Jonathan Maberry novel, and he exceeded my expectations with leaps and bounds. He took a very fantastical topic (zombies) and made them as realistic as possible with all the necessary & believable scientific jargon, and the writing with dialogs and descriptions are all crisp, fastpaced and to the point. I guess the characters with their inter-relations, motivations and emotions could've been slightly more humane and deep for a better characterization of them, but what we got still worked nicely in my opinion. In the central role, Joe Ledger is a likable and capable action hero of this dark, uncertain post-9/11 world, where he has all the doubts, fears and confusions of any ordinary man, but by God, he doesn't hesitate to do the right thing when it is needed! No matter what, no matter how. Although I would've liked to see a little less tightjawed & a little more wisecracking side of his (in some rare occasions he did flash those golden wise-ass moments but those weren't quite enough) to make room for some lighthearted reliefs, still over all I can't complain. The whole situation was very dire and dark. Joe Ledger can very well be The Jack Bauer of the literary world, and he has every capability and strength, not to mention past tragicness in him to make it work. Outside of Ledger, only the main villain got proper space to be developed and he's a very good character with necessary motivations & depth to make him interesting, not just another cardboard cutout.

All in all, the book was a very quick read (even for its almost 700pages!) and from first chapter to last the plot developed fast and furiously with breathless speed and nonstop suspense. Also there were some truly disturbing hair-raising quiet chills and thrills along the way which greatly complemented the loud bang bang explosive actions when they came. I can safely say, just from the first book I've now became a big fan of author Jonathan Maberry and his Joe Ledger series, and I'll be eagerly blast through the rest of the series in the coming days. Highly recommended!

My rating: *****/*****

Fantastic review Rizwan bhai. Added it to my to read list, and ordered in the library.

Thanks very much Auyon bhai :)

Really good review. Be sure to post some more.

Salman wrote: "Really good review. Be sure to post some more."

Thanks.