The first time Karen was taken away from him, Bill Hawkins wanted to die. The second time, all he wanted to do was kill.A year after the the Zombie Uprising, former corporate headhunter Bill Hawkins finds himself in a new profession. Same title, but with a completely different skill set. Now the candidate he's bent on finding is the she-monster who stole his wife - and his life - away from him.The constant danger, the hiding, the brutality of his profession, all begin to take their toll on him. Each night is a nightmare, each day a distraction. And the preacher-turned-hunter that Bill teams up with isn't helping. Reggie's convinced the Uprising was God's Rapture, and he's constantly proselytizing that maybe zombies are God's children. Who are the Blessed and the Sinners? Will the meek inherit the earth? Or will the monsters?Confused and worn down, Bill begins to question his purpose. Is he doing the right thing by seeking vengeance?More importantly, when he finally does find her - the young female beast who brutally murdered Karen - will he take pity on her soul or will he surrender his own to hell?The Headhunter is a selected title from the short story collection "Shorting the Undead: A Menagerie of Macabre Mini-Fiction" (release date: December 2011). Ages: young adults, adults. Saul Tanpepper is a writer of short stories and novels of speculative fiction for the undead of all ages. He lives in Northern California.
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The first time Karen was taken away from him, Bill Hawkins wanted to die. The second time, all he wanted to do was kill.A year after the the Zombie Uprising, former corporate headhunter Bill Hawkins finds himself in a new profession. Same title, but with a completely different skill set. Now the candidate he's bent on finding is the she-monster who stole his wife - and his life - away from him.The constant danger, the hiding, the brutality of his profession, all begin to take their toll on him. Each night is a nightmare, each day a distraction. And the preacher-turned-hunter that Bill teams up with isn't helping. Reggie's convinced the Uprising was God's Rapture, and he's constantly proselytizing that maybe zombies are God's children. Who are the Blessed and the Sinners? Will the meek inherit the earth? Or will the monsters?Confused and worn down, Bill begins to question his purpose. Is he doing the right thing by seeking vengeance?More importantly, when he finally does find her - the young female beast who brutally murdered Karen - will he take pity on her soul or will he surrender his own to hell?The Headhunter is a selected title from the short story collection "Shorting the Undead: A Menagerie of Macabre Mini-Fiction" (release date: December 2011). Ages: young adults, adults. Saul Tanpepper is a writer of short stories and novels of speculative fiction for the undead of all ages. He lives in Northern California.