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A Prequel Story to Patient Zero

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By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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“I didn’t plan to kill anyone. I wasn’t totally against the idea, either. Sometimes things just fall that way, and either you roll with it or it rolls over you. Letting the bad guys win isn’t how I roll.”

Meet Joe Ledger, Baltimore PD, attached to a Homeland task force … who’s about to get a serious promotion.

©2008 Jonathan Maberry (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Horror Scary Thriller & Suspense Suspense

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Excellent Prequel • Action-packed Story • Stellar Performance • Addictive Storytelling • Good Zombie Tale

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Joe Ledger Rocks

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If you have read Patient Zero you want to read the Prequel. I recommend it.

Great Prequel to Patient Zero

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Awesome beginnings, (2nd or 3rd time starting over......from beginning to end), love love love both Ray Porter and Jonathan Maberry. Thank you both for all your hard work. The works we see and the works we don't, thank you for all you do.

Setting the stage

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OJust a few moments Peek into the coming book, less length than a normal book introduction. This is more like a back of a book jacket blurb describing a scene in the book.

The prequel doesn’t exactly say, “the Zombies are coming!”, or even mention anything about Zombies, but I can tell when a good Zombie or Zombie like tale is fixing to explode into action!...For Example: a Crazed Guy difficult to Kill, who tries to bite people, who makes growling and snarling noises...Duh!!)....But, sounded good to me, and now, I’m going to go see about adding the “Patient Zero” book to my collection..I definitely look forward to the ride!!..

The Zombies are coming! A 2Min Peek

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Not much of anything new here. This story is basically taken straight out of Book 1, Patient Zero, but it could be helpful to someone new to Joe Ledger books. I read/listen to Patient Zero at least once a year, it's definitely one of my favorites!

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