Pay Me In Flesh by K. Bennett is the first in their Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law series, which is pretty much exactly what it says in the series name. Seriously for serious, or simply satirical? U-Decide! Free courtesy of publisher Kensington's Pinnacle imprint.
Currently free @
Amazon UK, will likely drop in the
main store and show up at B&N.
Description
Hungry For Justice-And Brains
Meet Mallory Caine. Attorney at law. Zombie at large. She's not like those "Living Dead” losers you see in the movies. She doesn't slobber, drool, or lurch-she's smart, stylish, and sexy. Sure, she's a zombie and a lawyer but, hey, a girl's got to eat. When Mallory's not in the courtroom, going head to head with her ex-boyfriend, killer-prosecutor Aaron Argula, she's in the seedy streets of Hollywood, hunting brain after brain. That is, until some psycho starts hunting zombie after zombie…
The Defense Never Rests-In Peace
The undead are decapitated, a letter "Z” carved in their flesh. Mallory doesn't want to lose her head, but she's worried. Like a lot of lawyers in L.A., she doesn't have a soul-a side effect of being a zombie, not a defense attorney. If Mallory dies before she gets her soul back, she goes straight to hell. No appeals. Objection overruled. If the killer isn't stopped, it's case closed for zombies everywhere. But Mallory is an undying champion of justice. And she won't go down-without a bite…