Praise for The Condemned

“THE CONDEMNED gave me the tingle I felt when I read Richard Matheson’s I AM LEGEND for the first time. This is a wonderful, forceful, moody book that’s as palpable as it’s engaging. Pay attention to David Jack Bell. This is the start of an impressive career.”
—David Morrell
Author of First Blood

“If David Goodis or Jim Thompson had written a zombie novel, it might have been something like this. It comes complete with a sly social commentary as well. Bell’s is an impressive debut...”
—Jack Ketchum
Author of The Girl Next Door

“David Jack Bell creates characters you care about and he tells you stories you’ve never heard before. He captures the melancholy wonder of the Midwest like Clifford Simak, but injects it with the mordant dread of Charles Beaumont. Watch out. This guy’s going to be one of our best.”
—Thomas F. Monteleone
Author of Stoker Award-Winning Fearful Symmetries and The Blood of the Lamb

“David Jack Bell’s THE CONDEMNED is an exciting, fast-paced novel with a highly original spin on the zombie mythos. As thought-provoking, moving, and socially relevant as it is brutal and horrifying, THE CONDEMNED is a remarkable first novel that will undoubtedly secure Bell’s position as an electrifying new voice in the genre.”
—Greg F. Gifune
Author of The Bleeding Season and Down to Sleep

“David Jack Bell is the real deal, a true storyteller with a style as compelling as a news bulletin. You just keep turning the pages.”
—Ed Gorman
Author of Different Kinds of Dead

“David Jack Bell writes with freshness and immediacy, and I look forward to following his bright arc across the horror heavens.”
—Scott Nicholson
Author of The Red Church

“In THE CONDEMNED, David Jack Bell has created a beautifully written and compelling novel, filled with fascinating characters, and turning on a unique storyline that may just make it a classic, in time."
—T.M. Wright
Author of Manhattan Ghost Story

"David Jack Bell's THE CONDEMNED reads like a head-on collision between Dashiell Hammett and early Stephen King, with a touch of Robert Bloch's sly dark humor thrown in for good measure -- but its voice is very much its own, and the mounting sense of dread is undeniably palpable. This one will have you sweating
during its final 50 pages, and your hands shaking as you turn those pages. Lean, mean, and ultimately quite moving, THE CONDEMNED is a rock-solid read."
—Gary Braunbeck, Bram Stoker- and International Horror Guild Award-winning author of Prodigal Blues, Mr. Hands, and Coffin County

"Go out and grab this book as soon as you can. Because THE CONDEMNED is something you don’t see every day. It’s more than just a horror novel. It’s literature."
—Dark Scribe