This is the fourth book in the Plagued series and the most action packed (although they are all full of nail-biting action). It's best to start with the first and read them in order. Each book in the series introduces new characters and the storyline builds to the crazy climax in book 4. The premise is a plague that erupted in the US and ended up dividing the continent into Plague states, quarantine zones, the Rurals and areas that bordered each zone. Folks infected ended up being hunted and corralled, sold as slaves or prostitutes (yes, zombies!). Experiments were performed, some not so much on the up-and-up to find a vaccine. There are half-breeds, those that have been 'cured' and those resulting from botched experiments. The main theme among all the books is how to find and cure a senator's daughter from the plague and use it as propaganda for re-election. Lots of great action and dialog with each book ending on a cliff and the next book picking up just days later. I truly hope there is a book five because the ending to book 4 is just awesomely wide open for a killer conclusion to the whole thing (no pun intended)!
