[Noir, Mystery, Zombie] Deceased and Residing in Oakland

#Deceased and Residing in Oakland

###by Philip James

Novel | Paranormal Mystery | 56,343 words | March 5, 2017 | $2.99

##Blurb

It’s got dames, drugs and death-metal. It’s got a hard-boiled detective and it’s got zombies. What it doesn't have is a lot of reviews from thoughtful readers who appreciate a little narrative flair with their zombie noir.

Deceased and Residing in Oakland is a mystery thriller in the tradition of American Crime Fiction, set twenty-five years after the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. San Francisco is a city under siege — it’s heaving with refugees and it’s seething with crime — but it’s still a city. It’s got cops and courts and commerce, and it’s got one burned out cop in particular living a careful life a bay away from the rot that still stalks the suburbs, looking for a heartbeat. All he wants is a quiet life, but when he’s hired to track down the mysterious daughter of one of the city’s elite and the case starts killing his friends, he’s forced on a high-velocity ride among the eccentric citizens and dangerous diversions of fortress San Francisco and all the way back to the last place he ever wants to be.

##A note from the author

I didn't write this book to garner reviews and it shows. I wrote it to have more of what I like to read, which is why Deceased and Residing in Oakland reads like an homage to 1940s American Crime fiction. I'd like to think it's what Chandler would have written, if he wrote zombie books. It's fast and fun and funny and, even if it's me saying so, it's well-written or at any rate it accomplishes what I set out to do. I'd genuinely like to know if you think so too.

##Review copies

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##Review notes

None. I really hope that you like this book as much as I do and I hope you find some of the Easter eggs and subtexts but I have no wish to influence your honest review. Thanks for your time.