Review: Great Horror Book.  "Skin...Ssssssskin..."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2011
I really got into this book and was a bit disappointed that I couldn't see follow-ups to it. This is not a Zombie story, but something a whole lot better.  The premise is this: For years a drug was taken by everyone who had a psychologial  / mental health issue.  The long term effects were not known and after some years, many of those who had been taking the drug 'presented' with wildly enhanced symptoms of what they were trying to suppress, resulting in all sorts of abnormal behaviours in people coming out of the woodwork.  Look out for those obsessive-compulsives in particular who will be more than a little upset if you mess with their routines and rituals.Captain Joe Boland, and overweight drunk, was one of those who had to help clean up the mess 'back in the day'.  Now, 20 years after the "Variant Effect" was supposed to have been cleaned out, there is a new outbreak.  The government is dragging the men and women who helped contain the Variant Effect the first time out of retirement to lead a Sneak Team to find out what the hell is going on.The background story is very well set up and the use of jargon and military terms is so well done that it becomes second nature.  I found myself really getting into this book and thinking what a geat movie it would make.  The author is not too scared to kill off characters and it is certainly no walkover when the Sneak Team meets up with those who have 'presented'.I'm looking forward to finding others in the series.