Slow Burn: Infected, Book 2 - Bobby Adair

This morsel of zombie madness, save Resident Evil/Walking Dead style, came to me from a blog reader as a recommended read. This was a first for me. Tales from authors, friends of authors and even parents of authors but never a reader. So, as I do for all that send me works, I read. 

Infected by Bobby Adair is a not so fresh look at zombie madness but one of the more fluid and well-written ones I have read. I, of course jumped in to this with book 2 and went back to Zero Day book 1 (to get caught up) - cleaver reader grabbed a sale for Mr. Adair. 

The series follows a virus that infects the unknowing and willing victim and transforms them into zombies. Simple premise and used premise in my estimation but as with most tales nowadays, especially those in the horror genre, used is the storyline of the day. That said, or whined, Mr. Adair does a masterful job of weaving characters into the tale. Namely, Zed, Murphy and Jerome. Murphy is the sh*t … great persona that is very relatable and believable. Zed and Jerome are very well drawn out but Murphy has my attention.

The scenes of violence are well done, not over hyped or marred with silly amounts of graphics or gore. Tastefully bludgeoned and bloody comes to mind. If you read this blog you know I am not a fan of serials. Though Infected is well written, it is still a serial. My chief complaint might be that book 1 and 2 could easily be book one. Spare book 3 and where it might take it all, it too may be a good candidate for book 1 material as well.

Very smoothly written, great attention to detail and editing is spot on. I am not a editor nor a English major as you can tell by my sporadic blogging - I don't much care as long as I can read it and it makes sense or speaks to me. In fact, I enjoy a oddly written tale. Infected, is tightly presented in my estimation.

For the writer, great charter development and maturity, as the tales evolves. Dramatic cut scenes with great detail of events. This is a nicely written story and a solid teaching tool.


For the reader, excellent read. I recommendation, if you are new to this series, is to
pick up book 1 & 2 and read them as one. Even with the additional cost, it is well worth dropping a few bucks.