One Yellow Eye

A darkly funny, heartbreaking and propulsive ticking time bomb of a novel, One Yellow Eye follows a scientist as she tries to find a cure for the last victim of a zombie apocalypse - her husband . . .

'Compulsively readable'OLIVIE BLAKE, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six and Masters of DeathFull of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, a scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret - her undead husband.Kesta's husband Tim was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic. The country is now in a period of respite, the government seemingly having rounded up and disposed of all the infected.But Kesta has a secret . . .Tim may have been bitten, but he's not quite dead yet. In fact, he's tied to a bed in her spare room. And she's made him a promise: find a cure, bring him back.A scientist by day, Kesta juggles intensive work under the microscope alongside Tim's care, slipping him stolen drugs to keep him docile, knowing she is hiding the only zombie left. But Kesta is running out of drugs - and time. Can she save her husband before he is discovered? Or worse . . . will they trigger another outbreak?'An acidic, funny, queasy debut'EMMA VAN STRAATEN, bestselling author of This Immaculate Body

Autorentext

Leigh Radford trained as a broadcast journalist. She produced and presented arts and entertainment content and documentaries for UK commercial radio, BBC Radio, Time Out, The Times and The Sun. A former book publicist, she is a 2023 graduate of Faber Academy. She is currently developing content for film and television through her production company, Kenosha Kickers. One Yellow Eye is her debut novel.

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'Snort-inducingly funny . . . One for those with strong stomachs and big hearts**' - THE TIMES****A scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret - her undead husband. This Leigh Radford debut is full of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour.**

Kesta's husband Tim was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic. The country is now in a period of respite, the government seemingly having rounded up and disposed of all the infected.

But Kesta has a secret . . .

Tim may have been bitten, but he's not quite dead yet. In fact, he's tied to a bed in her spare room. And she's made him a promise: find a cure, bring him back.

A scientist by day, Kesta juggles intensive work under the microscope alongside Tim's care, slipping him stolen drugs to keep him docile, knowing she is hiding the only zombie left. But Kesta is running out of drugs - and time. Can she save her husband before he is discovered? Or worse . . . will they trigger another outbreak?

*'An acidic, funny, queasy debut'
EMMA VAN STRAATEN, bestselling author of This Immaculate Body

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WHY READERS LOVE ONE YELLOW EYE:
'I absolutely devoured this (pardon the pun)'
'Man oh man. This is one of those hypnotising novels that just instantly compels you to keep reading'
'Grimy, atmospheric, and so beautifully bleak it absolutely burrowed under my skin'

Zusammenfassung
A darkly funny, heartbreaking and propulsive ticking time bomb of a novel, One Yellow Eye follows a scientist as she tries to find a cure for the last victim of a zombie apocalypse - her husband . . .