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 GRAVE
DANGER
(Tiki Room
32) by Jim Bryant. Tiki Room 32 Productions. Fiction. Zombie Noir. 112
pages. It’s a peaceful night along the
oceanside
, until Frank Graves takes multiple bullets to the chest that sends him
sailing off a dock into the salty water. Days later, Frank kicks some ass
in the mortuary, steals some clothes, and ventures out to see who plugged
his chest full of lead. With the aid of a faithful buddy (ya, I forget his
name), Frank finds the dame who plugged him and uses her to find the
dastardly mofo who planned his hopeful demise. That’s right, Frank be a
badass zombie.
Convincingly written in the
ala Dick Tracy, crime literature style, “Grave Danger” paints a damn
compelling picture of a main character who could fuel many books to come.
The writing has a comic book feel, yet the story engages the reader to
carry on to see what happens next. Wide margins, large text font, and easy
flow make for an quick read. Hey, if you’re constipated, this book may
deliver two birds with one stone, or maybe one bird if you’re really
constipated. If you happen to fall under constipation’s hell, try
drinking a shytload (pun indented) of water in a short time period. When I
was in fifth grade, I was terribly constipated (I was a mess of a boy) and
two Devil Dogs and a huge Pepsi took care of me. A handful of cool full
page illustrations depict scenes that are already painted by the text.
Frank Graves is a cool character, “Grave Danger” is a cool book, and
the entire concept is cool. I think I’ll become an actor and portray
Zombie Graves in the movies. – Denis Sheehan
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