CONTAMINATION BOOK ZERO (Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Series)

Just finished. I like to give my review as soon as possible after reading a story while everything is still fresh in my mind. This book was very well written with very few mistakes. A breath of fresh air to be sure. It starts off briskly and keeps on going til the end. I have not and never will give details. I think it kills interest if you give it all away,I know it gets me mad to read a review that's so detailed they give the whole story away. Some even give the ending away. What's up with that? Why even read the book? I'll only tell you my impressions and whether I thought it was worth reading. Well, this book was WORTH READING! I can't wait to get started on the next in this series which I had the foresight to have already purchased. As a matter of fact I got the next 3 books as one Free! I don't know if they still are but if I were you I'd grab that deal up fast before they change their minds! The 4th book in this series is also available at Amazon, which is where I get all of my books whether they are e-books or real physical, made out of paper, books. Either way right now the e-books are the way to go if cost is your motivation. Anyway, even if they weren't on sale...I'd still get them. These books are well worth your time and money. Even if your not into apocalypse stories with sickness and the resulting ZOMBIES they would still be worth your while. THE STORY IS THAT GOOD! After all in the end its really about humanity and the will to survive . The zombies just add some really hairy situations and lots BLOOD and ICKINESS into the mix of great writing and imagination. DONE-got to go read the next book. PS-if you want details of this story read the excerpt or whatever they call it that tells you about a book. That's what it's for! It will intrigue you like it did me. HEY, I can't remember what it's called...so sue me! Then get the books, you won't regret it.

Contamination Zero is based in a small town in Arizona. There are only a few police officers in town so when things start to go bad, there's not much help to be had. The zombies are not your typical walkers, they can run, apparently wield knives, and sneak around. So, that changes things quite a bit. I didn't really find any of the characters to be too engaging. But the conspiracy behind it might be interesting. It's a quick read and a good lead into the series. If it's free and you like zombie stories, give it a try.

Contamination: St. Matthews takes you right to the onset of a mysterious Zombielike virus being unleashed on a small town. The story starts in a rural sheriff's office somewhere in the middle of Arizona. The town drunk Frank has been locked up again and the sole cop on duty Dan is left to deal with him. From the moment Frank is introduced I knew he was a dead man walking and I was fine with that. Every good Zombie story needs a patient zero. However it's what happens after Frank is killed that the book takes an odd turn. Enter cop #2 Howard. At first I assumed Dan and Howard would end up together with a town overrun by newly turned Zombies. Nope, Dan instead goes home where he finds his wife in a near catatonic state clutching a knife. When his wife "turns" and attacks him Dan calls on Howard to help. From that point on I felt like I was reading a completely separate book. Howard it turns out is a sleeper agent whose perfectly OK with murdering a town full of people. Dan seems to lose his backbone and spends way to long trying to reason with his wife. He's a cop, why he never busted out the cuffs to try and restrain her is beyond me. Then you have Dan's daughter running around and constantly finding herself in run ins with the turned townsfolk. To be quite honest the book was a hot mess. Had it been established some conspiracy was brewing from the onset Howard's personality turn wouldn't have felt so jarring. The way it happened felt instead like a cheesy plot device to give the book a bad guy. I also had no emotional attachment to Dan's daughter. She seemed like a brat and by the end I was rooting for her demise. Sadly, that was not to be. Overall, I can see the potential in Contamination but I'm not sure if potential is enough to make me want to continue with this series. That being said, I will be rating Contamination by T.W. Piperbrook ★★★.

Amazon Synopsis: The infection starts with Frank, one of the locals at the town bar. In just a few hours, it has consumed the entire town. Dan Lowery, one of only four police officers in St. Matthews, soon realizes he is no match for the impending destruction. Violence and bloodshed litter the streets, and the infected roam freely. No one here is safe—not even his family. Somewhere, someone knows what is happening, and about the horrors to come...but is it too late? My Review: Dan the police officer's main focus in his life is his wife and daughter, Julie and Quinn. His usually quiet small ton police work has little to no crime, no more than hauling drunks into the drunk tank, until one night on his way home after a shift, his fellow police officer calls to tell him the usual town drunk has died in his cell. Once he gets there he realized that not only is Frank dead, but Howard, the other cop, has a chunk missing out of his arm, from the prisoner. That's when things start really going south. The book changes viewpoints frequently, and although I don't usually like that, it really helped move the story along. Super short, only about 140 pages, it kept me on the edge of my seat waiting for hat was going to happen next. I'm glad I read this and I definitely want to know what happens next. Check out this book if you like action packed zombie books. Thanks for reading! Check out this review and more at my blog. (Radioactivebookreviews.wordpress.com)

That's what these prequels are for, right? And why not, when they're written this well. Piperbrook paints quickly and with great capability the start of the end in small-town America. You have, without too much trouble, sympathy for the protagonists and mild disgust and loathing for the antagonists. The action is edgy and easy to follow, and the root cause of the infection, whilst left completely hanging, seems original in most of its premise. The writing is smooth and the editing of this short has been done to a high standard (which makes a nice change). An easy 5 star read and I will certainly be seeking out more of Piperbrook's work.

I liked this book a lot. Good storyline. It’s a planned and plotted apocalypse, culling the world with a virus that turns people into killing machines. Can it be stopped? I guess I’ll have to read the rest of the books to find out.

I didn't know whether I would enjoy this and it was a very short book but for free what can I say?! I've now bought the other 3 books in the series. I loved the twist on the usual zombie outbreak story. A great read.

I'm really enjoying reading this series right now.. makes me just paranoid enough to double check my locks and windows before bed at night