Caught unprepared by the rising dead, Laurel Chambers discovers a shocking capacity for violence.
Unsettled by the brutality of his instincts, his psyche peels apart as he fights for survival in a savage new world. Whether defending neighbors, plotting to murder other survivors, or despoiling corpses in a camp deteriorating into chaos, Chambers continually faces the depths at which he is willing to scramble for salvation.
Adrift in a backwards world, seeking reconciliation with the remains of his family, Chambers must come to terms with the violence in his heart before he completely dissolves into the simmering rage that lay hidden before the zombie apocalypse.
