A very original, well crafted zombie tale with a few scenes guaranteed to creep you out. However, a little rough around the edges. Well worth a read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes horror. ( )

zombie lovers get another flavor to enjoy! scared the pants off me and left me wanting more. Non-stop action and some very interesting characters quite unlike the usual. Theres more and I am going to go read them! ( )

Yay the zombies are back in town and in full force too! The Unwashed Dead has a great setting – a council estate in northern England with the full range of characters that you would expect – the slightly geeky kid, the ex-con turned good (kinda), a whole bunch of chav’s and some familiar scenes in the graveyard, the pub and the corner shop run by Mr. Singh which sells anything and everything. There are is also one unexpected and surprising character, but I’m not going to give you any more info than that!

The Unwashed Dead does contain a whole gamut of characters which are thrown at the reader in pretty quick succession – I didn’t have a lot of trouble remembering who was who, but I can see how it could be a little overwhelming for a reader who likes a lot of character development before a new character comes along, but the story wouldn’t work as well without the quick changes. It’s important to remember this is a hard-core zombie story so a lot of the characters do die, negating the need for in-depth character development.

The conspiracy theory surrounding the sudden zombification of the residents of the estate is presented as a teaser – it’s obvious the story will be continued in the next book, but sets the groundwork out well.

This is a gory book (as I like my Zombie books to be), and a lot of action scenes (again, how it should be). The regional accent/way of speaking could be a little difficult to understand if you aren’t used to it, but rings very true to life.

There is a lot of strong language in The Unwashed Dead, but it is necessary as it is a realistic reflection of how the characters would speak. There are also some small spelling and grammatical errors, but far less than I’ve encountered in other self-published books.

If you like your characters tough and real, enjoy zombie books where death is possible at any time and the gore and action are heavy, I can definitely recommend this book to you! ( )