Outbreak - Len Barnhart

Timeline: Today. 1:24 A.M. Manhattan, New York.
Doctor Adam Riker and his staff work frantically to save the dying victims of an Interstate pileup only to discover that death is no longer the final rest.
In a back alley across town, Duane Rogers and Chuck Longfellow watch from the shadows as street gangs clash in a deadly battle.

New York City is home to eight million people. An unexplained plague descends on the city's inhabitants and spreads exponentially, leaving no safe place for survivors. Overnight most of its inhabitants will be dead or something far worse.No corner of the Earth is unaffected and precious little time remains as civilization and the forces of reason collapse. Death no longer rests in peace...It rises and walks with evil purpose to destroy all of mankind.

Reign of the Dead: Outbreak is the long-awaited prequel to Reign of the Dead and Apocalypse End. The final installment to the four part series is titled: Tribulation and is due in 2013.