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Hellborn #3
Even The Dead Will Bleed: A Dave Pulaski Thriller
Avoid the mutants. Save the girl. Get revenge� Dave Pulaski is hurting. His wife is dead, and he knows who to blame. Walt Freeman � the man who unleashed a medical experiment that turned a quiet town into a bioscience nightmare. Blame isn’t enough, though. He goes to Los Angeles to get revenge. But his mission is sidetracked. Despite the risk, he feels compelled to help Sasha, a Russian girl who escaped Walt’s government-funded lab. This throws a deadly obstacle in his path. An ex-military sociopath employed by Freeman is now on the hunt for both of them. Chances are Dave will die before he can save the girl. But, as bad as the killer is, he may not be the biggest threat. The experiment unleashed cutters, genetically engineered mutants, on Los Angeles. They run rampant throughout the city, flaying their victims. Dave has to avoid them while outsmarting the sociopath and delivering retribution. But he begins to suspect an even greater problem. Sasha might be one of them�
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400 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 10, 2015
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Steven Ramirez
14Ìýbooks176ÌýfollowersSteven Ramirez is the award-winning American author of thriller, supernatural, and literary fiction. A former screenwriter, he’s written about man-made plagues and idyllic towns infested with ghosts and demons. His latest novel is Let’s Get Lost, a modern fairy tale. Steven lives in Los Angeles.
You can connect with Steven on Instagram at and Facebook at . More information at .
FIVE FUN FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ME
1. Once at a famous jazz club in London, I pretended I was a musician and "played" onstage with Jimmy McGriff. I'm still surprised they didn't call the cops.
2. One time in Beverly Hills, I chased after the accomplished actor Andy Garcia, trying to get him to read my screenplay. This is what happens when you don't have an agent.
3. Another time in Pasadena, I ran into the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who was presumably on his way back to Cal Tech. I wish I had been better prepared.
4. If you're careful and don't blink, you can spot me playing a nurse in Killers 2: The Beast.
5. I wrote and directed a short comedy starring Rose Hobart, an inspiring woman who began her film career at Fox in 1930. God rest her soul.
You can connect with Steven on Instagram at and Facebook at . More information at .
FIVE FUN FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ME
1. Once at a famous jazz club in London, I pretended I was a musician and "played" onstage with Jimmy McGriff. I'm still surprised they didn't call the cops.
2. One time in Beverly Hills, I chased after the accomplished actor Andy Garcia, trying to get him to read my screenplay. This is what happens when you don't have an agent.
3. Another time in Pasadena, I ran into the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who was presumably on his way back to Cal Tech. I wish I had been better prepared.
4. If you're careful and don't blink, you can spot me playing a nurse in Killers 2: The Beast.
5. I wrote and directed a short comedy starring Rose Hobart, an inspiring woman who began her film career at Fox in 1930. God rest her soul.
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December 14, 2015
I never tire of well-written zombie tales. Add the feel of a thriller and the grit of one man’s determination to exact revenge at any cost, some government conspiracy, high power corporations and you have found yourself glued to Even the Dead Will Bleed by Steven Ramirez. Not for those without intestinal fortitude, this is zombie madness and mutation at its best.
Dave is on a mission, the man who is responsible for his wife and unborn child’s deaths is going to pay. Hot on his tail is an equally determined ex-military sociopath and the Cutters, a new breed of zombie, engineered in the lab, mutated in who knows where, most likely Hell. When Dave fins a young woman being held captive for experimentation, he frees her and now he must protect her from the monsters who want her body for nefarious purposes.
With a lot of luck and help from unlikely sources, Dave’s chances to survive are still a million to one, but pain and loss can be powerful fuel when coupled with a deep hatred. He was once an ordinary guy, now he has become a warrior for the innocent, will finding Sasha change his perspective on things or will he gain strength to see his mission through to the end?
Unless Dave gains faith in a higher power and the guardian angel on his shoulder, his days are numbered and they will be living Hell as humans become the main course for flesh eating monsters who slice and dice, flaying skin better than a Ginsu knife.
Furiously fast-paced, twisted and dark, this gritty tale is filled with warmth one minute, camaraderie the next and vile evil all around in this deadly game of cat and mouse. Graphic details, blood and gore, terror and the will to survive make for a perfect blend in Steven Ramirez� cauldron. Will revenge be sweet or will it leave a bitter aftertaste for a man who thought he had nothing to live for?
I received this copy from Steven Ramirez in exchange for my honest review.
Series: Tell me When I'm Dead - Book 3
Publication Date: October 10, 2015
Publisher: Glass Highway
Genre: Thriller | Suspense | Horror
Print Length: 295 pages
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Dave is on a mission, the man who is responsible for his wife and unborn child’s deaths is going to pay. Hot on his tail is an equally determined ex-military sociopath and the Cutters, a new breed of zombie, engineered in the lab, mutated in who knows where, most likely Hell. When Dave fins a young woman being held captive for experimentation, he frees her and now he must protect her from the monsters who want her body for nefarious purposes.
With a lot of luck and help from unlikely sources, Dave’s chances to survive are still a million to one, but pain and loss can be powerful fuel when coupled with a deep hatred. He was once an ordinary guy, now he has become a warrior for the innocent, will finding Sasha change his perspective on things or will he gain strength to see his mission through to the end?
Unless Dave gains faith in a higher power and the guardian angel on his shoulder, his days are numbered and they will be living Hell as humans become the main course for flesh eating monsters who slice and dice, flaying skin better than a Ginsu knife.
Furiously fast-paced, twisted and dark, this gritty tale is filled with warmth one minute, camaraderie the next and vile evil all around in this deadly game of cat and mouse. Graphic details, blood and gore, terror and the will to survive make for a perfect blend in Steven Ramirez� cauldron. Will revenge be sweet or will it leave a bitter aftertaste for a man who thought he had nothing to live for?
I received this copy from Steven Ramirez in exchange for my honest review.
Series: Tell me When I'm Dead - Book 3
Publication Date: October 10, 2015
Publisher: Glass Highway
Genre: Thriller | Suspense | Horror
Print Length: 295 pages
Available from:
For Reviews & More:
October 12, 2015
** I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.**
'Even the Dead Will Bleed' was the perfect ending to the 'Tell Me When I'm Dead' series. The storyline was intense. Full of creative scenarios, on the edge action and some suspense. Oh, and gore, lots of gory details. The way it played out had me laughing at Dave's sarcasm, cringing when things got crazy, smiling at the budding romance and saddened when things went south. The characters were a great cast of personalities and talents. I was hooked on this series from book one. I liked that this isn't the typical zombie apocalypse story. Steven Ramirez put his twist on it and made it awesome. A great add to your tbr list. Definitely recommended.
'Even the Dead Will Bleed' was the perfect ending to the 'Tell Me When I'm Dead' series. The storyline was intense. Full of creative scenarios, on the edge action and some suspense. Oh, and gore, lots of gory details. The way it played out had me laughing at Dave's sarcasm, cringing when things got crazy, smiling at the budding romance and saddened when things went south. The characters were a great cast of personalities and talents. I was hooked on this series from book one. I liked that this isn't the typical zombie apocalypse story. Steven Ramirez put his twist on it and made it awesome. A great add to your tbr list. Definitely recommended.
September 3, 2018
Cutters...
What a great book! Book 1 starts with zombies. Undead. Book 2 gives you undead and something more than undead. Book 3? Cutters! If this stuff were real not many of us would survive, no matter how much you think you can survive a zombie apocalypse! Seriously! Freaky stuff.
Anyway this was a great read. A great series and definitely will not be the end to my reading Mr. Ramirez's work. I loved the characters, the way that the story flowed and simply everything about the books.
If you love zombies, post apocalyptic type books and freakiness then consider reading this series.
What a great book! Book 1 starts with zombies. Undead. Book 2 gives you undead and something more than undead. Book 3? Cutters! If this stuff were real not many of us would survive, no matter how much you think you can survive a zombie apocalypse! Seriously! Freaky stuff.
Anyway this was a great read. A great series and definitely will not be the end to my reading Mr. Ramirez's work. I loved the characters, the way that the story flowed and simply everything about the books.
If you love zombies, post apocalyptic type books and freakiness then consider reading this series.
October 14, 2015
** Disclosure: The author provided me a complimentary copy of his book in exchange for a review. No other relationship is to be implied or inferred from reading this review. **
Zombie/undead novels tend to lose steam when it comes to the third part of the trilogy. It is rare that a story will continue to evolve in a dynamic fashion. The more common case is a story that stumbles to a conclusion. The last installment of the "Tell Me When I'm Dead" saga suffers from no such problem. Allow me to explain...
In our last edition of "Tell Me When I'm Dead" our hero Dave Pulaski was in a bad way, having seen his wife Holly and his unborn child murdered at the direction of Walt Freeman. Now, Dave has found his way to LA to exact revenge on Freeman. Why LA? It just so happens that the plot with Robbin-Sear corporation has now come full bloom. This bloom looks like a corpse flower; it may look like heaven but it smells like the devil. Worse yet, the mutation of the virus first seen in Tres Marias is complete; a new race of creatures that Dave calls "cutters". Cutters are people afflicted with the virus that flay people alive and eat their skins and entrails.
Now, the efforts of Robbin-Sear and "Hellborn" are on full display; government-sponsorship, conspiracy, police cooperation and the like. It would seem that Dave's plan is going to end badly. However, he ends up being on site when Sasha - a young Russian woman subjected to experimentation - escapes and finds her way to his truck. Dave is fully committed to his plan of revenge, but the entrance of Sasha seems to put those plans on the back burner.
It is often said that someone has nothing to lose - in fact, I said it myself about Dave Pulaski in book #2. However, the treat we get here is an actual look into the mind of someone who feels like not making any long term plans beyond what to have for his next meal. Dave is dead on the inside, attempting to push away anything that keeps him from what he feels is his mission to deal with Walt Freeman. Along the way, Dave picks up more allies who help him to see that not only will his plan not end well, it won't even solve the problems that nearly destroyed Tres Marias.
One of these new allies is Mari, who is a superstar reporter for the ABC affiliate in LA. One of the weakness of the book is this character. She comes out of the barrio to become a local celebrity and is a good reporter, but she throws herself at Dave? Mari seems to be pulled and stretched to fit what the situation requires. To my mind, it is the literary equivalent to taking Silly Putty, placing it on Beetle Bailey comic in order to make Sarge look like Herman Munster. It is a minor weakness, but one that stood out to me.
The story comes to a satisfying conclusion; not perhaps as Dave would have wished, but he is satisfied with the result. Dave even states that his first-person account is done. Yet, this reviewer is left to wonder if a future series based off one of the characters is in the offing. There is a nugget that suggests that we may have a Milo-type character from "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" within this story.
Author Ramirez resists the temptation to flex his nerd or gun cred in this book. A Glock, for instance, is just a Glock. There's no "gun porn" to calibers or magazine sizes; it's irrelevant information for story purposes. I will give him credit for using a "Blade Runner" reference on one of the cutters...plus, anytime you can work in SpongeBob, you get points as well.
BOTTOM LINE: If you've read books 1 and 2, read this too. If you haven't, read them and then this.
Zombie/undead novels tend to lose steam when it comes to the third part of the trilogy. It is rare that a story will continue to evolve in a dynamic fashion. The more common case is a story that stumbles to a conclusion. The last installment of the "Tell Me When I'm Dead" saga suffers from no such problem. Allow me to explain...
In our last edition of "Tell Me When I'm Dead" our hero Dave Pulaski was in a bad way, having seen his wife Holly and his unborn child murdered at the direction of Walt Freeman. Now, Dave has found his way to LA to exact revenge on Freeman. Why LA? It just so happens that the plot with Robbin-Sear corporation has now come full bloom. This bloom looks like a corpse flower; it may look like heaven but it smells like the devil. Worse yet, the mutation of the virus first seen in Tres Marias is complete; a new race of creatures that Dave calls "cutters". Cutters are people afflicted with the virus that flay people alive and eat their skins and entrails.
Now, the efforts of Robbin-Sear and "Hellborn" are on full display; government-sponsorship, conspiracy, police cooperation and the like. It would seem that Dave's plan is going to end badly. However, he ends up being on site when Sasha - a young Russian woman subjected to experimentation - escapes and finds her way to his truck. Dave is fully committed to his plan of revenge, but the entrance of Sasha seems to put those plans on the back burner.
It is often said that someone has nothing to lose - in fact, I said it myself about Dave Pulaski in book #2. However, the treat we get here is an actual look into the mind of someone who feels like not making any long term plans beyond what to have for his next meal. Dave is dead on the inside, attempting to push away anything that keeps him from what he feels is his mission to deal with Walt Freeman. Along the way, Dave picks up more allies who help him to see that not only will his plan not end well, it won't even solve the problems that nearly destroyed Tres Marias.
One of these new allies is Mari, who is a superstar reporter for the ABC affiliate in LA. One of the weakness of the book is this character. She comes out of the barrio to become a local celebrity and is a good reporter, but she throws herself at Dave? Mari seems to be pulled and stretched to fit what the situation requires. To my mind, it is the literary equivalent to taking Silly Putty, placing it on Beetle Bailey comic in order to make Sarge look like Herman Munster. It is a minor weakness, but one that stood out to me.
The story comes to a satisfying conclusion; not perhaps as Dave would have wished, but he is satisfied with the result. Dave even states that his first-person account is done. Yet, this reviewer is left to wonder if a future series based off one of the characters is in the offing. There is a nugget that suggests that we may have a Milo-type character from "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" within this story.
Author Ramirez resists the temptation to flex his nerd or gun cred in this book. A Glock, for instance, is just a Glock. There's no "gun porn" to calibers or magazine sizes; it's irrelevant information for story purposes. I will give him credit for using a "Blade Runner" reference on one of the cutters...plus, anytime you can work in SpongeBob, you get points as well.
BOTTOM LINE: If you've read books 1 and 2, read this too. If you haven't, read them and then this.
May 24, 2018
Phase one, infect a local population and turn them into engineered zombies. Phase two, relocate the patients who had the mutated strain for further experimentation. That appeared to have been the plan for Baseborn Identity Research, or at least the immediate one, but they hadn't taken into account Dave Pulaski, and his insatiable desire to avenge his wife's death. They were playing the long game, but Dave's plan was simple, find Walt Freeman, the man responsible for his wife's death and the carnage in his home town, and kill him. The zombies, however, have upped their game, they've evolved once from draggers to cutters, and now they flay their victims alive. Whilst Dave will stop at nothing to deliver his judgement, fate puts someone in his path who gives him a whole new purpose, this person is Sasha, and she is the key to everything. But those in charge won't simply stand aside while he claims what could be their greatest triumph. Now he has a purpose, something other than revenge to die for, and nothing will stand in his way.
If you're looking for a suspense filled, creative, well-executed, zombie apocalypse style read then you really want to give the Tell me When I'm Dead series a try. I came in at book three, Even the Dead will Bleed, but the Steven Ramirez does an impeccable job at filling in the need to know details in order to make stand alone reading possible. I really appreciated the insertion of Spanish phrases as appropriate, as a fairly competent speaker I was able to translate, however, the sentences are structured in such a way the meaning is clear even with no knowledge of the dialect. This action-packed zombie gorefest is not for the faint of heart as carnage as rising body counts are described in stomach churning, gruesome details, but at no point is character development sacrificed. There is a perfect balance of character growth and development, action, intrigue and suspense that will keep the reader hooked from the first page to the ultimate conclusion. I've read my fair share of zombie style books, and this one certainly stands up there with the best. It's not your run of the mill, mass produced, zombie book, rather it is intricately designed, well-executed, imaginative and plausible. There's a lot to the plot, and I enjoyed every revelation.
If you're looking for a suspense filled, creative, well-executed, zombie apocalypse style read then you really want to give the Tell me When I'm Dead series a try. I came in at book three, Even the Dead will Bleed, but the Steven Ramirez does an impeccable job at filling in the need to know details in order to make stand alone reading possible. I really appreciated the insertion of Spanish phrases as appropriate, as a fairly competent speaker I was able to translate, however, the sentences are structured in such a way the meaning is clear even with no knowledge of the dialect. This action-packed zombie gorefest is not for the faint of heart as carnage as rising body counts are described in stomach churning, gruesome details, but at no point is character development sacrificed. There is a perfect balance of character growth and development, action, intrigue and suspense that will keep the reader hooked from the first page to the ultimate conclusion. I've read my fair share of zombie style books, and this one certainly stands up there with the best. It's not your run of the mill, mass produced, zombie book, rather it is intricately designed, well-executed, imaginative and plausible. There's a lot to the plot, and I enjoyed every revelation.
October 18, 2015
Even The Dead Will Bleed is the awesome book 3 of the Tell Me When I'm Dead Series by Steven Ramirez. Without a doubt this series is the best conspiracy thriller I have ever read. The action is non-stop, the body count is sky-high, the horror will make the reader jolt and squirm and best of all the hero is one of us, an ordinary guy thrust into an extraordinary situation. This is why this series has to be a movie and reads like one. The descriptions are so well written this reader was there ducking bullets, feeling the pain and witnessing the escalating horror from Draggers to Cutters.
Recovering alcoholic, Dave Pulaski has left his devastated home town for the big city of LA to hunt down and kill the man behind the mutant atrocities called Draggers, part zombie part cannibal that morphed into Cutters, almost invincible killers that crave human flesh. Once in LA he meets a journalist who helps him uncover the truth behind these seemingly random killings. This leads them to save a young Russian woman who holds the key to everything Dave has been searching for. All three are now targets of a psychopathic killer sent by the company responsible for the horrific deaths.
What puts this above The Walking Dead is the story is cemented in reality - so be warned - this could actually happen. I am suitably scared.
If you want to try out the best thriller this reader has read in ages then go for it as it is very highly recommended.
Recovering alcoholic, Dave Pulaski has left his devastated home town for the big city of LA to hunt down and kill the man behind the mutant atrocities called Draggers, part zombie part cannibal that morphed into Cutters, almost invincible killers that crave human flesh. Once in LA he meets a journalist who helps him uncover the truth behind these seemingly random killings. This leads them to save a young Russian woman who holds the key to everything Dave has been searching for. All three are now targets of a psychopathic killer sent by the company responsible for the horrific deaths.
What puts this above The Walking Dead is the story is cemented in reality - so be warned - this could actually happen. I am suitably scared.
If you want to try out the best thriller this reader has read in ages then go for it as it is very highly recommended.
October 10, 2015
A GREAT, STAND-ALONE READ!!
To my surprise, as much as I liked Steven Ramirez's first book in this series, I liked this third, able-to-stand-alone novel even more. Scratch that! LOVED this one, not only for its touching characters but for the teaming up of unlikely characters (a la the movie, “L.A. Confidential�), its well-written movie-like action scenes, its science/medical descriptions, and ultimately, for its very uplifting message: When faith and bravery band together to fight a horrific world turned upside down and inside out, always believe there’s a rainbow waiting for you around the corner.
Wonderful. 5*
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
To my surprise, as much as I liked Steven Ramirez's first book in this series, I liked this third, able-to-stand-alone novel even more. Scratch that! LOVED this one, not only for its touching characters but for the teaming up of unlikely characters (a la the movie, “L.A. Confidential�), its well-written movie-like action scenes, its science/medical descriptions, and ultimately, for its very uplifting message: When faith and bravery band together to fight a horrific world turned upside down and inside out, always believe there’s a rainbow waiting for you around the corner.
Wonderful. 5*
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
September 2, 2020
3.7893465 stars. I'm a bit torn about this book even though it was very exciting, very tense and ultimately a really fun read. A lot better than book 1, perhaps at least in my eyes not as much so as book 2. A good rating then for the whole trilogy let's say and if you want to round up, heck, I won't stop you!
But seriously, if you were to somehow read Book 1 of 'TMWID' and then book 3, well, you would never guess they were related. There is a MASSIVE evolution that occurs from just destroying one sleepy little town in California to what ultimately happens in and around LA in this book. First and foremost, Ramirez's writing really takes off. The imagery he creates, not to mention that just about every scene becomes so much richer by book 3 has to be applauded. No kidding, there's some top notch imagery and damn fine prose in here. So go ahead, I'll wait while you do the clapping thing.
And again, part of what makes book 2 so much fun is that the story works EVEN WITHOUT THE ZOMBIES. The same can be said of book 3 certainly which in my eyes really ratchets things up a serious notch. Having said that, this book remains VERY Dave-centric and we're not just talking about the single POV. This is a story about a man on a mission, for better or for worse, that will ultimately rest with him either saving or losing his mortal soul. We are full-fledged invested in his pain, his anger, his doubts, his mission. It's handled about as well as I think it could be albeit with some real suspension of belief (sorry, cutters in LA? That would be all over the news no matter who shut it down!).
However, there's a lot of this book that is far too rushed for my tastes. Not all of it but definitely the latter part. I would say up to the first 2/3's of the book, things move along at a good pace. We meet a lot of new folks who are portrayed with excellent depth and emotion. Then, we move around a lot and get into some pretty believable scraps... but at the end, things are WAY too rushed. Seriously, just about the time we're getting re-acquainted with Warnick and some cool new shooting buddies, well, their time is done. There was so much potential there at the end, what with Sasha's situation, the presence of some real bad guys (THE bad guys even) and a building full of killers. Too much hurry, too much left open.
Still, this series will go into my 'yeah, read these' list for zombie genre books for sure. I'd definitely say that if someone like Nick Sansbury Smith is TOO military focused for your tastes when it comes to fighting creepy plague beasties, then this would be a set of books you could really enjoy! And if you're like me and have already gone well past what you paid for Kindle Unlimited for the year, well, all the better.
Enjoy.
But seriously, if you were to somehow read Book 1 of 'TMWID' and then book 3, well, you would never guess they were related. There is a MASSIVE evolution that occurs from just destroying one sleepy little town in California to what ultimately happens in and around LA in this book. First and foremost, Ramirez's writing really takes off. The imagery he creates, not to mention that just about every scene becomes so much richer by book 3 has to be applauded. No kidding, there's some top notch imagery and damn fine prose in here. So go ahead, I'll wait while you do the clapping thing.
And again, part of what makes book 2 so much fun is that the story works EVEN WITHOUT THE ZOMBIES. The same can be said of book 3 certainly which in my eyes really ratchets things up a serious notch. Having said that, this book remains VERY Dave-centric and we're not just talking about the single POV. This is a story about a man on a mission, for better or for worse, that will ultimately rest with him either saving or losing his mortal soul. We are full-fledged invested in his pain, his anger, his doubts, his mission. It's handled about as well as I think it could be albeit with some real suspension of belief (sorry, cutters in LA? That would be all over the news no matter who shut it down!).
However, there's a lot of this book that is far too rushed for my tastes. Not all of it but definitely the latter part. I would say up to the first 2/3's of the book, things move along at a good pace. We meet a lot of new folks who are portrayed with excellent depth and emotion. Then, we move around a lot and get into some pretty believable scraps... but at the end, things are WAY too rushed. Seriously, just about the time we're getting re-acquainted with Warnick and some cool new shooting buddies, well, their time is done. There was so much potential there at the end, what with Sasha's situation, the presence of some real bad guys (THE bad guys even) and a building full of killers. Too much hurry, too much left open.
Still, this series will go into my 'yeah, read these' list for zombie genre books for sure. I'd definitely say that if someone like Nick Sansbury Smith is TOO military focused for your tastes when it comes to fighting creepy plague beasties, then this would be a set of books you could really enjoy! And if you're like me and have already gone well past what you paid for Kindle Unlimited for the year, well, all the better.
Enjoy.
January 19, 2021
Great ending
What an intensely interesting trilogy. You get so invested in characters, it’s like they are part of your family.
This is such a different telling of an outbreak. So much action! You really must read this series.
What an intensely interesting trilogy. You get so invested in characters, it’s like they are part of your family.
This is such a different telling of an outbreak. So much action! You really must read this series.
May 11, 2022
A satisfying end to the trilogy
A story than starts as a revenge tale but morphs into a redemptive one, with a surprising spiritual twist. I definitely recommend it, but read the other two in the series first!
A story than starts as a revenge tale but morphs into a redemptive one, with a surprising spiritual twist. I definitely recommend it, but read the other two in the series first!
April 14, 2020
Awsome
This series is awesome! A must read! A story line that could actually happen. And the story grows into a awesome conspiracy
This series is awesome! A must read! A story line that could actually happen. And the story grows into a awesome conspiracy
January 21, 2024
For the most part I enjoyed the book. It was hard though to be sympathetic toward Dave. The heart of the story was gone. And the others couldn't fill the void Holly left. The relationship felt forced. But the rest of the story flowed well. i'm hoping the story continues.
March 5, 2016
Wonderful, exciting, edge of your seat story that satisfies.
Ramirez does a great job giving us enough of the back story so that if you haven’t picked up his other books or if it’s been too long since you read them, that a new reader won’t be lost. He gives Dave strong supporting characters who make the story well rounded and dense. One of the truly fun things about this book is that you can tell that Ramirez loves movies and music. He effortlessly weaves these passions into his gifted story telling of Dave and his revenge quest. So along with that fundamental feeling of the zombies lurking behind you that carries the reader through the book at a quicker and quicker pace, you have a movie score to help push you further into this version of Los Angeles. As a thriller/horror novel Ramirez does not shy away from the cringe-worthy violence and butchering of humans that any good Zombie horror movie would have.
For my full review please go to
Ramirez does a great job giving us enough of the back story so that if you haven’t picked up his other books or if it’s been too long since you read them, that a new reader won’t be lost. He gives Dave strong supporting characters who make the story well rounded and dense. One of the truly fun things about this book is that you can tell that Ramirez loves movies and music. He effortlessly weaves these passions into his gifted story telling of Dave and his revenge quest. So along with that fundamental feeling of the zombies lurking behind you that carries the reader through the book at a quicker and quicker pace, you have a movie score to help push you further into this version of Los Angeles. As a thriller/horror novel Ramirez does not shy away from the cringe-worthy violence and butchering of humans that any good Zombie horror movie would have.
For my full review please go to
November 2, 2015
Superb READ
This series could not have come to a better conclusion! Mr Ramirez's character development of the protagonist, Dave Pulaski was amazing. At times throughout this book I actually felt as if I were there beside him in his struggle to overcome the Evil presented by the project but also overcoming his own Demons which have followed him throughout the entire series and bringing them both to successful conclusions. Definitely a six out of five stars.
This series could not have come to a better conclusion! Mr Ramirez's character development of the protagonist, Dave Pulaski was amazing. At times throughout this book I actually felt as if I were there beside him in his struggle to overcome the Evil presented by the project but also overcoming his own Demons which have followed him throughout the entire series and bringing them both to successful conclusions. Definitely a six out of five stars.
May 9, 2016
I have enjoyed each of the books in this series. I am not usually a reader of the Undead books but began with Stephen Ramirez with the first book and have been anxious to read each one since. I have followed the characters and the Undead as they have evolved. I become a part of the series as I read and suffer the disappointments, fears and sadness as the story continues.
Stephen Ramirez is an excellent writer and these books will not be deleted from my Kindle as I continue to re read them.
Stephen Ramirez is an excellent writer and these books will not be deleted from my Kindle as I continue to re read them.
November 2, 2015
Excellent end to a great series. Non-stop action.
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