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A review by deehaichess
A Plague of Zombies by Diana Gabaldon
4.0
I found this story in an anthology and I have to say, while I just can't stomach time travelling heroines romancing Scottish lairds or whatever the Outlander books are meant to be about, I really don't think Gabaldon can do any wrong when it comes to Lord John Grey. He's just the perfect protagonist - brave but human, smart, instinctive, lucky, skilled and just a little flawed. In this story he plays diplomat-come-detective, travelled to Jamaica to quell an alleged slave uprising and instead encountering deadly mysteries to solve and chilling discoveries to overcome.
For a short story, this was nicely creepy. The sense of time and place is amazingly vivid and Gabaldon's supporting characters are well fleshed out, given the work's length. Our hero faces a suitably dangerous trial in the end which, regardless of the expected outcome, still had me biting my nails. Another really, really good read in this series! I highly recommend it!
For a short story, this was nicely creepy. The sense of time and place is amazingly vivid and Gabaldon's supporting characters are well fleshed out, given the work's length. Our hero faces a suitably dangerous trial in the end which, regardless of the expected outcome, still had me biting my nails. Another really, really good read in this series! I highly recommend it!