Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry is the first novel in his Joe Ledger series, and it’s a fantastic first novel in a series.

I thought Maberry did an excellent job introducing his main character, Joe Ledger - the BAMF Baltimore detective recruited into a secret government organization, the Department of Military Sciences (DMS). He’s a smart mouthed cop with excellent investigative skills, with a ruthless personality when his Warrior personality comes out to play.

He and Echo Team work together to attempt to stop terrorists from releasing a plague that would cause a zombie apocalypse. It's a rough ride for the DMS and Joe, as they scramble to succeed.