A review by sydnapped
Wet Work by Philip Nutman

5.0

Society collapses when the tail end of an aberrant comet emits radiation that infects the living and refreshes the dead.

Read this when I was 17 after I picked it up while facing a long flight layover in a Dallas airport. I remember being torn between boredom and paying an overpriced amount for this novel at the airport book store. In the end, my need to satisfy my appetite for zombie apocalypse won over.

I knew it would be a good buy, though, primarily because I was already familiar with the short story version of Wet Work by Philip Nutman
when he wrote for Skipp and Spector’s "The Book of the Dead" anthology (an AMAZING zombie anthology and one of the first of it's kind).
So, the title and author's name alone had immediately caught my eye.

Upon realising that Nutman had expanded it into a full sized novel, it wasn't long before I became easily convinced to go ahead and splurge. Was definitely worth it because i've read the novel a few times over since then.

It is certainly a quick and easy read and worth tracking down for sure, which i have had to myself since my dog ate my original '93 copy.

The story wasn't perfect and doesn't stick to normal zombie apocalypse protocal, but it was memorable and original.

So, take this particular zombie story lightly; it takes place in the course of presidency under George H. W. Bush, involves government cover-ups, black ops, there are thinking zombies, some dark comedy, some corny phrases and a shoddily written sex scene that I read with a grain of salt. But, if you can be forgiving, you just may enjoy the creativeness and perspectives in this zombie tale.

Keep in mind I give five stars for being innovative at the time of it's debut as much as I do for the nostalgia of when I first read it.

If you like zombie adventure, covert operations, plot twists and zombies that retain function and intelligence, check this out.