The title suggests a rip-roaring romp through a cityscape of the flesh-eating undead. Indeed, this novel features plenty of action, and the writing is fast and energetic (Malbon clearly loves this topic). The only problem: that’s about all there is—a lot of zombie smiting and running around, sometimes in far-fetched locations (who in their right mind would go down into Toronto’s underground PATH walkways when hordes of flesh-eaters own the city?). The title character doesn’t even show up until you’ve plowed through 20,000 words of violent survival. True, there are some entertaining scenes, and you don’t expect Shakespeare from a zombie novel that features a baby bottle on the cover, but it’s a shame that Malbon (who writes quite well) didn’t set his sights a little higher. Reviewed on Sept. 23, 2021