Dead Mann Walking by Stefan Petrucha, 342 pages

Hessius Mann is a former cop turned detective, but his story has an unusual twist. He was a cop found guilty of his wife's murder, executed, then it was discovered evidence in his trial had been suppressed, so Hessius Mann was brought back, as a zombie. The lucky zombies are a little slower, have slight memory problems, and very rarely go feral.
Hessius is approached by a client to track down a zombie who has just inherited a large amount of money. Plus somebody is chopping up zombies but keeping their heads. Hessius is determined to solve both of these cases, but when dealing with "LBs" or Live Bodies, a zombie could end up dead more than once.
"Dead Mann Walking" by Stefan Petrucha is an original twist on the zombie story. It looks at zombies from their viewpoint as a second class citizen, with an intriguing plot filled with humor, suspense, and a little bit of romance, and characters that are compelling and interesting. I am a huge fan of paranormal literature, and this would be a series I would eagerly enjoy. Fans of zombie fiction will consider this a must read.