Two months ago, Ray Klein, a top scientist at the Leering Research Facility, lost his wife to brain cancer. So when he's contacted by Central - a shady organization who oversees the secret experiments that occur in Leering's basement level - about a potential lethal virus which causes the dead to rise, Ray doesn't hesitate to accept the position. Because he will do anything to see his wife one last time...even if it ends the world. TEST SUBJECT 001 is a prequel short story to DEAD HAVEN, the first book in the JACK ZOMBIE Series.

There's one thing former zombie novelist Jack Jupiter hates more than bullies, and that's his hometown of Woodhaven, Ohio. When Jack's mother passes away in a freak car accident involving a half-eaten deer and a pack of cigarettes, he and his fiancé Darlene are forced to go back to Woodhaven for the funeral. Little does he know it might be their funeral, too. A few months before Jack and Darlene's arrival, a mysterious flu-like virus swept through the town, infecting nearly every citizen. Now, like ticking time-bombs ready to explode, everyone is dropping dead. But they aren't staying dead. No. They're coming back as flesh-eating zombies. Not only will Jack Jupiter have to bury his mother, confront bullies ten years after high school, and save Darlene, but he'll have to fight the dead in order to stay alive. And these aren't like the zombies from his books. Nope. These walking corpses are real.

Apocalypse. The End. Annihilation. Six months have passed since the chaos in Woodhaven, and though Jack Jupiter escaped, he couldn't stop the virus from ravaging the globe, nor could he stop the billions from turning into undead creatures that feast upon the living. Now, society is on its knees. And Jack's group continues on, traveling from city to city, looking for a place to call home. That place might be Eden, a mysterious and guarded safe haven somewhere in Florida. But to get there, they'll have to remember not all monsters are zombies...sometimes they're human. And no monster will stand in their way. Because they have hope.

A cure. A solution. Hope. With Eden now behind Jack, he and the group set out to find the mysterious Doc Klein, who may know how to put a stop to the zombie plague and bring peace back to our world. But the task won't be an easy one. While traveling through the wasted East Coast, Jack and the gang get caught in a war between two groups - human cannibals and the Wranglers, the latter led by an ancient, clairvoyant woman named Mother. It is Mother who warns Jack of the Doc's insanity. Klein has gone into the heart of our nation's capital, Washington D.C., which is so overrun with zombies, the chances of survival are almost nonexistent. But to Jack, the chances don't matter...because he won't stop until every last zombie is dead and our world is saved.

With the graveyard that was Washington DC now in their wake, Jack and the group head west toward the Mojave Desert. There, in the scorching hot wasteland, an organization known as Central works to cleanse the world of the zombie virus, who can't operate without Doc Klein. Jack's mission is simple: Deliver Klein unharmed. But the survivors don't know the entire story behind the cure, and someone in Jack's circle does. This secret could very well tear the family apart. And, as always, so can the zombies. Will the survivors stay together and succeed? Or will the dead remain victorious?

The chances of a fairytale ending in a post-apocalyptic wasteland are slim to none. But so are the chances of surviving hordes of zombies while traveling across the country. So, for Jack Jupiter, the chances mean nothing. He hasn't stopped before and he doesn't plan on stopping now, either. With Project Reset canceled, Jack and the group head to San Francisco, where Darlene hopes to find her mother and sister...dead or alive; because all she wants is closure. While on their journey, they hear of a settlement located in Golden Gate Park called Haven. Weary of what Haven may actually be, the gang proceeds with caution. But rarely does that work for Jack Jupiter, and a run-in with a group of religious zealots known as the Red Robes slows them down, creating another enemy to worry about. Though it's not all bad. New friendships are forged along the way, and Jack's hope never wavers, because without hope in this world, you're liable to hit a dead end. Will Jack, Darlene, and the rest of the group get their fairytale ending? Or will their luck finally run out?

Jack is Back! Fifteen years have passed since Jack and the gang had their happy ending, and in that fifteen years, things have changed. The District, an empire led by the blood thirsty one-eyed man, is rapidly expanding, the dead are still walking, and Jack Jupiter is trekking back east. Alone. For what? Revenge.

Prepare for Judgment. Still heading east, but now with two new companions, Jack Jupiter’s goals have changed. Not only does he crave revenge against the one-eyed man, he now aims to save his brother from the clutches of the District. But Norm has been brainwashed into becoming the Overlord’s second-in-command, and with every passing minute, the District grows stronger while our heroes grow weaker. After what happened in Chicago and the events that later transpire at one of the District’s gas drilling operations, the Overlord sends out his best soldiers - the Black Knights - after Jack and company. Because the Overlord wants them judged—a fate, Jack learns, much worse than death.

No One is Safe. After narrowly escaping the onslaught at the radioactive prison city, Jack, Abby, and Lilly - now joined by three new companions - continue east to where it all started. Ohio. There, the Overlord has set up the District's capital on the outskirts of Jack's hometown: Woodhaven. And there the Overlord awaits. In order to be successful, Jack must trust in both strangers and the ones he loves, brave legions of zombies and District "experiments," and do things he's never done before. The Final Showdown Between Good and Evil Begins Now.