In this zombie apocalypse tale, a perilous journey of survival will soon turn into a quest for redemption…

A terrible virus has struck and the world has deteriorated into chaos. Jake must make his way across the Salt Lake Valley to reach the safety of the mountains, but the infected are everywhere. Jake is haunted by a devastating personal tragedy he can’t seem to let go of, and just as he’s about to reach the safety of the mountains, a phone call changes everything. A woman and her child need help, and Jake finally sees an opportunity to redeem himself. But will his helping them put them in harm’s way? Jake is being stalked by a brutal and sadistic alpha (by far the most dangerous of the infected). In the end, Jake will have to decide how far he’s willing to go to keep them safe and earn the redemption he seeks.

Editorial Reviews:

“An engrossing zombie novel. Jake doesn’t become a superhero offing the infected left and right, he’s troubled and weakened in a very human way. He seems more like us, or what we’d like to believe we’d become. It makes for absorbing and realistic reading. If you’re looking for a thoughtful and analytic take on a horrifying apocalypse, you can’t do much better than Jacob’s Odyssey.” Self-Publishing Review

5 stars – “Russ Melrose has upped the bar for zombie reading everywhere … What? Another zombie infestation caused by a virus? Definitely not! Russ Melrose’s Jacob’s Odyssey is a story of survival against the odds, of personal redemption and how one average joe learns to become a survivor and a savior.” – Tome Tender Book Blog

5 Stars – “Jacob’s Odyssey is a well written novel, original, and has enough action to keep the reader turning pages … Russ Melrose does an excellent job providing the reader with the fear and thought process involved in surviving the zombie virus.” – The Hungry Monster Book Review