Tastes Like Chicken

Book excerpt: A zombie detective faces feral chickens, a serial-killer demon, redneck vampires, and more, in this humorous mystery by a New York Times–bestselling author. Dan Shamble, zombie PI faces his most fowl case yet, when a flock of murderous feral chickens terrorizes the Unnatural Quarter. Also in the caseload, Dan deals with the sinister spokesman for Monster Chow Industries, a spreading contamination that drives vampires berserk, a serial-killer demon from the Fifth Pit of Hell, a black-market blood gang led by the nefarious Ma Hemoglobin, a ghost fighting a hostile takeover of his blood bars . . . and a cute little vampire girl who may, or may not, be his daughter. With his ghost girlfriend Sheyenne, his bleeding-heart lawyer partner Robin, and his best human friend Officer Toby McGoohan, Dan Shamble is back from the dead and back on the case. The feathers will fly as he goes face-to-beak with the evil peckers. Bonus: Includes the short story “Road Kill.” Praise for Tastes Like Chicken “A rollicking detective yarn, with villains galore, and a story you can sink your teeth into. While this Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series doesn’t have the same level of brutality as The Walking Dead, some of the things in Tastes Like Chicken are truly horrific. The humor and fun characters help balance the horror with great storytelling.” —Fresh Fiction