Synopsis
‘Snort-inducingly funny . . . One for those with strong stomachs and big hearts’ — THE TIMES
Full of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, a scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret – her undead husband.
Kesta’s husband Tim was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic. The country is now in a period of respite, the government seemingly having rounded up and disposed of all the infected.
But Kesta has a secret . . .
Tim may have been bitten, but he’s not quite dead yet. In fact, he’s tied to a bed in her spare room. And she’s made him a promise: find a cure, bring him back.
A scientist by day, Kesta juggles intensive work under the microscope alongside Tim’s care, slipping him stolen drugs to keep him docile, knowing she is hiding the only zombie left. But Kesta is running out of drugs – and time. Can she save her husband before he is discovered? Or worse . . . will they trigger another outbreak?
‘An acidic, funny, queasy debut’
EMMA VAN STRAATEN, bestselling author of This Immaculate Body
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WHY READERS LOVE ONE YELLOW EYE:
'I absolutely devoured this (pardon the pun)'
'Man oh man. This is one of those hypnotising novels that just instantly compels you to keep reading'
'Grimy, atmospheric, and so beautifully bleak it absolutely burrowed under my skin'
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07 May 2026
9781035048298Reviews
Compulsively readable. A propulsive, page-turning descent into all that is lovely and grotesque about grief, obsession and loveOlivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six and Masters of Death
An acidic, funny, queasy debut . . . What seems initially to be tense pandemic fiction reveals a tender, harrowing love storyEmma van Straaten, author of This Immaculate Body
An equally charming and grim zombie novel about undying love. Every page simmers with exquisite dread. Original and smart and heartfelt, an unmissable debut that blends and transcends genreRachel Harrison, bestselling author of So Thirsty and Black Sheep
Witty, propulsive and heartbreaking. Radford’s dark, zombie love-story is intelligent and refreshingRebecca Netley, author of The Whistling
