Waiting On Wednesday: Something Strange and Deadly

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait to read. This week’s choice is:

Something Strange and Deadly
Susan Dennard

Expected Publication Date: July 24th 2012

The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.

Why:
Historical Fiction + Zombies = Awesome. I love the whole idea of it, and I'm so glad I came across this book on goodreads, because I'm super excited for it to come out now. It also seems far from your ordinary Zombie tale, probably bordering more on Necromancer type activity. It also sounds like it might be a set-up for a series of historical, paranormal butt-kicking books.