Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues [Mass Market Paperback]

Diana Rowland (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 3, 2012

Angel Crawford is finally starting to get used to life as a brain-eating zombie, but her problems are far from over. Her felony record is coming back to haunt her, more zombie hunters are popping up, and she’s beginning to wonder if her hunky cop-boyfriend is involved with the zombie mafia. Yeah, that’s right—the zombie mafia.

Throw in a secret lab and a lot of conspiracy, and Angel’s going to need all of her brainpower—and maybe a brain smoothie as well—in order to get through it without falling apart.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Rowland’s delightful novel jumps genre lines with a little something for everyone—mystery, horror, humor, and even a smattering of romance. Not to be missed—all that’s required is a high tolerance for gray matter. For true zombiephiles, of course, that’s a no brainer.”

(Library Journal, for My Life as a White Trash Zombie )

About the Author

Diana Rowland has lived her entire life below the Mason-Dixon line. She has worked as a bartender, a blackjack dealer, a pit boss, a street cop, a detective, a computer forensics specialist, a crime scene investigator, and a morgue assistant, which means that she's seen more than her share of what humans can do to each other and to themselves. She won the marksmanship award in her Police Academy class, has a black belt in Hapkido, and has handled numerous dead bodies in various states of decomposition. She presently lives in southern Louisiana with her husband and her daughter where she is deeply grateful for the existence of air conditioning. A master of urban fantasy, she’s the author of the Demon series and the White Trash Zombie series.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: DAW (July 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756407508
• ISBN-13: 978-0756407506
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story and Best Ending of Anything In Months July 5, 2012

By Douglas C. Meeks TOP 500 REVIEWER

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I did a marathon reading of Even White Trash Zombies get the Blues and was surprised to find it was exceptional. Obviously, the zombie bit might be a turnoff for some folks but this is an awesome UF novel and I loved it. Angel is trying to get her life turned around since she is now a zombie (My Life as A White Trash Zombie) and gets involved in some high level murder and mystery. Ms Rowland has done an amazing job of making this series into a well written, addicting story. 4.5 Stars and if you don't read it you have missed one of the best endings I have read in months.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Angel's Redemption July 20, 2012

By S. McCullough TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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Diana Rowland is one very talented author. After picking up her Kara Gillian books awhile back I found myself very impressed. So I read the first White Trash Zombie novel (and may have been just slightly weirded out by it...before I actually started reading) and found it to be amazing as well. With these two successful series, Diana has moved to the top of my favorite author list joining the ranks of Carrie Vaughn, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs.

Angel Crawford is such a unique character. When we met her in the first novel she was rough. She was on probation for theft, living with a drunken father, and working minimum wage job after minimum wage job. Dying may be the best thing that ever happened to her. Now Angel is a zombie and she works for the cororner's office. She finds that she actually enjoys her job and does really well at it. Oh and the access to brains is a big bonus. But Angel is the most human zombie I have ever had the pleasure to read about. In the second installment, "Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues" we see how Angel has really made a better life for herself. She loves her job and has a new boyfriend, a cop named Marcus. He is also a zombie. Even her father is trying to clean up his act.

Then the stuff hits the fan. As Angel is delivering a body to the office one night, she is held up at gunpoint. The gunman then steals the body. The incident isn't caught on tape and they only have Angel's word for it. The media blows the story up and makes Angel look guilty. She is an ex felon after all. Angel must redeem herself. Darn it, she likes this job! What she uncovers is quite a sinister plot involving a group that wants zombie bodies for evil reasons.

I really liked how Rowland weaves dangling threads from the first book so seemlessly into this one. I also like how realistic the new relationship is between Marcus and Angel. Some of the most wonderful moments in the book are actually those between Angel and her father. For me to love any book, they characters have to take center stage. They truly do in this series. The fact that the plot is so totally entertaining and well written is merely a bonus.

I love reading five star books but they aren't my favorite to review because I get so excited about them and yet I don't want to give a single detail away. Please take my word for it though. If you enjoy paranormal or urban fantasy novels this series (and her other) are simply not to be missed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first book; a different type of zombie July 25, 2012

By Karissa Eckert TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Mass Market Paperback

This is the second book in Rowland's White Trash Zombie series. Right now Rowland has three book on contract for this series. This is a different type of zombie book with an excellent mystery and some good humor; it was a very fun read.

Angel is finally getting used to her new job and her need for brains. Then things get shaken up when she finds out that her parole officer is out to get her for a felony she committed before zombiehood. Then she finds out her boyfriend's uncle is part of a zombie mafia of sorts and all of this might be tied into some sort of secret lab conspiracy. Angel is going to need a lot of brains (in more ways than one) to survive all of this!

This is a very well done investigative urban fantasy. This book had an excellent mystery for Angel to solve;, one involving genetic tampering and zombie mobsters. I really enjoy this series, it's different from all the other zombie books out there. The zombies in this book are just people who happen to be dead and tend to start rotting if they don't eat brains.

Angel is a wonderful character, her life sucked before she was turned into a zombie and it's been great to see Angel slowly getting her life together while dealing with her zombiness. It's somewhat ironic that being turned into a zombie is one of the best things that has ever happened to her. Angel is really going against the odds to try and turn her life around. I loved watching her stand up to her boyfriend as well, she is finally seeing some worth in herself and gaining some self-respect. Her relationship with her father is interesting too.

The side characters are all well done and have depth to them; although Angel is definitely the true star of the book the side characters support her nicely.

The book is humorous, well written, and a bit gross at times... I had a hard time putting it down and really enjoyed the way all of the different threads of plot wove a wonderful mystery in the end. It is just very well done and a very enjoyable read. Definitely for older readers, as there is talk about sex and oodles of swearing. The book also gets pretty gory and disgusting at times...but it is about zombies...soooo....

This book has a great ending, it is seriously one of the best endings I've read in a while. It's an upbeat ending that just leaves you feeling great and wanting to read more about Angel and her world!

Overall this was an excellent continuation of this series. I loved it even more than the first book. Angel is growing so much as character and I am totally rooting for her! I enjoyed the investigation and mystery; it was very well done. I also really enjoy the creative take on zombies that Rowland has used in this series. Highly recommended to fans of investigative urban fantasy and to fans of zombies of course!