"I didn't plan to kill anyone. I wasn't totally against the idea, either. Sometimes things just fall that way, and either you roll with it or it rolls over you. Letting the bad guys win isn't how I roll."
Meet Joe Ledger, Baltimore PD, attached to a Homeland task force … who's about to get a serious promotion.
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"If you've read the first 3 Joe Ledger novels, you'll notice there are some missing gaps here and there between stories, as they all start off in the middle of something. This book helps fill in some of the gaps."
— Ruben (4 out of 5 stars)
" Fills in a few holes and gives a few more "fun" stories! "
— Jessica, 2/25/2013" Nice introduction to the actions of Joe Ledger and how he was chosen to "audition" as head of Echo Team. "
— Heather, 5/2/2011" Just a very brief teaser...good though. "
— Margie, 4/22/2011" The writing in this VERY short piece is fine, but it's really just a beefed up rehash of events in Patient Zero. I think you could safely skip the 10 minutes it would take to read this one, and just read the book instead. "
— Lea, 3/29/2011" Well, the price was zero. This is a very short story with no conclusion. A come-on for the rest of the as-yet-unpublished book. Very disappointing. "
— Elaine, 3/8/2011" Three stars for Countdown itself (something of a prequel to Patient Zero). Another because the first three chapters of King of Plagues are fricking brilliant. "
— Joe, 3/1/2011Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, four-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-Wars, became a Netflix original series. He writes horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, thriller, and more. He is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers and the editor of Weird Tales magazine.
Ray Porter has garnered two Audie nominations as well as several Earphones Awards and enthusiastic reviews for his sparkling narration of audiobooks. A fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has also appeared in numerous films and television shows.