Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.

Dan Shamble, zombie P.I.He's a stiff detective, and he's got stones!The cases don't solve themselves in the Unnatural Quarter, filled with ghosts, vampires, mummies, werewolves, and other mythical creatures. It takes an intrepid zombie detective to decipher mysteries, unravel conspiracies, track down cursed objects, and find time for a beer with his Best Human Friend at the Goblin Tavern.Dan Shamble, zombie P.I., is back from the dead and back on the case in this new collection of eight wacky adventuresfeaturing a cyclops who lost his eyeball on a drunken bender, an Aztec mummy who wants revenge for too many parking tickets, a crawling hand accused of fingering expensive objects from a curio shop, a distraught mutant fly mother searching for her missing maggots, and the real boogeyman (an insurance salesman) being harassed by his ghoulish aunts. These cases have enough plot twists and stomach turns to keep you guessing, and chuckling, until the very end.

Dan Shamble, zombie P.I. faces his most fowl case yet, when a flock of murderous feral chickens terrorizes the Unnatural Quarter. Also in the caseload, Dan deals with the sinister spokesman for Monster Chow Industries, a spreading contamination that drives vampires berserk, a serial-killer demon from the Fifth Pit of Hell, a black-market blood gang led by the nefarious Ma Hemoglobin, a ghost fighting a hostile takeover of his blood bars...and a cute little vampire girl who may, or may not, be his daughter. With his ghost girlfriend Sheyenne, his bleeding-heart lawyer partner Robin, and his Best Human Friend Officer Toby McGoohan, Dan Shamble is back from the dead and back on the case. The feathers will fly as he goes face-to-beak with the evil peckers.

A zombie detective must save Christmas after someone steals Santa's list in this humorous mystery short story by a New York Times–bestselling author. Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., finds himself tackling a bizarre Christmas case when Santa Claus himself becomes a client, hiring Dan to recover some very precious stolen North Pole property. If you like werewolves, vampires, evil elves, zombies, as well as a lot of belly laughs, curl up with this story and some eggnog.

Ace Ventura meets the Addams Family! A shambling horde of new cases hits Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. in the Unnatural Quarter. Dan and his gang-including his ghost girlfriend, feisty lawyer partner, cop best friend, and little vampire half-daughter Alvina-are out to seek justice, solve mysteries, and keep their heads on straight … or at least attached. Alvina's singing lessons for the Banshee Tabernacle Choir end on a sour note when the troll choir director plunges to her death from a high belfry, and the only witness is a deaf-as-a-post gargoyle who sits too close to the loud bells. A frustrated imp, woefully unsuccessful in betting on the nightmare races, is dead certain that his bookie BatGN (GN for "gender neutral" to avoid copyright issues) is cheating him. Francine, the salty bartender at the Goblin Tavern, is worried when One Fang the vampire-her on-again, off-again suitor-disappears without a trace. A shady vendor discovers a market for living shrunken heads that are conversational as well as decorative, but the demand by far exceeds the supply. A heartless therapist has ulterior motives when she counsels zombies, distracting them from their woes to concentrate not just on brains, but on self-improvement as well. There is much at stake in the Unnatural Quarter, and it's up to Dan Shamble to keep the streets dark and safe for monsters and humans alike. After all, the cases don't solve themselves! This zombie detective puts the P.I. back in R.I.P.

The Unnatural Quarter becomes a grim fairy tale in Dan Shamble's most pointed case.When the Big Uneasy returned all monsters and mythical beasties to the world, something was missing. After his vampire girl Alvina flunks a school report on unicorns, Dan is embroiled in a deeper mystery: With unnatural creatures on every streetcorner, why has no one ever seen a unicorn?But other weird clients demand the attention of a zombie P.I.a lovestruck frog demon just wants her handsome, befuddled prince back after an evil spell wears off.A fairy godmother entrepreneur and her pegasus partner launch a line of glass footwear, but they find that it's a fragile market.Hard-working lagoon creatures struggle with trespassers, vandals, and civic ordnances as they launch a new swampy resort and spa.A gambling-addict dragon needs a special support animal, and the local Bigfeet just want to be seen for who they are.These cases lead Dan Shamble and his companions to a secret society of Horn Brothers, where unicorns are murdered, where evil wizards are just trying to make amends, where fairy godmothers are not what they seem, and where the unicorns' magical petstheir beloved horn dogsare being dog-napped by a mysterious force.And the undead just want a Happily Ever After, like everyone else.

From a New York Times bestseller, "a zombie sleuth prowls the mean streets as he works a half-dozen seriously weird cases" in this urban sci-fi fantasy(Kirkus Reviews). Single Dead Detective Seeks Clue Ever since the Big Uneasy unleashed vampires, werewolves, and other undead denizens on the world, it's been hell being a detective--especially for zombie P. I. Dan Chambeaux. Taking on the creepiest of cases in the Unnatural Quarter with a human lawyer for a partner and a ghost for a girlfriend, Chambeaux redefines "dead on arrival." But just because he was murdered doesn't mean he'd leave his clients in the lurch. Besides, zombies are so good at lurching. Now he's back from the dead and back in business--with a caseload that's downright unnatural. A resurrected mummy is suing the museum that put him on display. Two witches, victims of a curse gone terribly wrong, are seeking restitution. And he's got to figure out a very personal question--who killed him? For Dan Chambeaux, it's all in a day's work . . . "A darkly funny, wonderfully original detective tale." -Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Twist of Fate). "Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying. This is a big juicy bite of zombie goodness. Two decaying thumbs up!" -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times–bestselling author of Kagan the Damned "An unpredictable walk on the weird side. Prepare to be entertained." -Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse True Blood series "Like Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Precious Ramotswe, [Anderson's] sleuths really do settle most of their cases, and they provide a lot of laughs along the way." –Kirkus Reviews