At the recommendation of a friend in a comment on this very weblog, I have read Dead in the West by Joe R. Lansdale.
Undead things are afoot in the town of Mud Creek and the Reverend Jebidiah Mercer figures this might be his chance to redeem his ways. This book isn’t your traditional zombies, but sometimes that’s for the best. It was a good quick read (despite being listed on the site for a week, I actually read the book in about three to four hours). I’d be interested to check out some of Lansdale’s other works.
So it gets a thumbs up from me.