Welcome to Cajun country, Louisiana. Home to gators and gumbo, mosquitos and Mardi Gras, zydeco and ... ZOMBIES. This is zombie survival the Cajun way. Ancient gothic churches become citadels and swamp fortresses. The dead rise from the depths of the Mississippi River in The River Dead.
Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic tale? A uniquely Louisiana apocalypse, S. L. Smith's Cajun roots run down into the 1700s. Old French plantations, Spanish moss, Catholic churches -- Smith depicts actual Louisiana locations between New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.
Start reading now! This heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller is the first book in S. L. Smith's Cajun Zombie Chronicles series.
Here's a little taste of the zombie gumbo ...
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// What were once thought to be riots ... food shortages ... [GARBLED] //
// Beginning in urban areas [STATIC] reports of erratic behavior, cannibalism ... //
// Food somehow contaminated ... Monsanto spokesperson claims no connection ... not liable for effects [STATIC] //
// [STATIC] ... Shelters compromised ... [GARBLED] //
// Reports of the dead rising ... //
// Containment failing ... //
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That was the last thing we heard before the emergency messages went on a loop. If anybody's reading this, we're in a little town in Louisiana called St. Maryville. It's just me, my family, and some more family down the street. And the dead. The river must be bringing them in. We can't stay where we are ... but we've got an idea. Pray we made it
