Every now and again you need a book like Blood Desert: A Penny Miller Novel just to clear the air, to show you how much fun reading can be. No political undertones, no heavy themes, no underlying message. Just a flat-out good time.
If you don't already know who Penny Miller is, that's OK. You'll learn everything you need to know about the bad-ass Sheriff of Flat Rock, Nevada in this new novel from Steven W. Booth and Harry Shannon. But, when you're done with Blood Desert you may want to look up the six other books in the Penny Miller series as she does her best to survive the zombie apocalypse.
The newest book in the series takes place before all of those other novels and there's not a zombie in sight, but don't worry, there's plenty of other threats to the peace in this small desert community. As if, it's not hard enough dealing with her ex, a drunken deputy who happens to be the Mayor's nephew, and a strange ailment affecting the cattle out on the Harrison ranch. "It seems someone or something drained those cattle of blood."
When the humans begin to succumb to the same conditions as the cattle, things go south quickly.
"For a moment, vertigo set in, and Miller felt simultaneously lost in the vast expanse of the corridor and closed in by the sound or her own heartbeat. She realized her mind was struggling with uncomfortable truths and cognitive dissonance of a most unusual nature. The craziest of ideas suddenly seemed sane, and the normal abruptly threatening. Monsters walked the earth."
Of course, Penny Miller remains the undisputed Queen of Snark. Many of her best witticisms are too colorful for an Amazon review, but here are a couple of her milder remarks...
"As sure as a teenaged zit on prom night." & "I screwed up bigger than a drunk field goal kicker at the Superbowl."
Steven W. Booth and Harry Shannon still have entertaining tales to tell. Blood Desert was Flat(rock)-out fun.
Welcome back Penny Miller, can't wait to see what your future holds. Recommended.
Blood Desert: A Penny Miller Novel is available in both paperback and e-book formats from Genius Book Publishing.
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