An Immigrant In Zombie Country

As described in "A Tourist in Zombie Country", the scientists have found the origin of the zombie pandemic. But they opened a Pandora's box of additional questions. To answer them, the French dispatch one more expedition to America, this time to Astoria, Oregon, the site of a meteorite impact. They return with a lot of puzzling information and samples of primitive extraterrestrial life forms. After this trip the former Swiss tourist decides to join the village in Alabama on a permanent basis. He goes back to Europe once more, but only to settle his private affairs. On his last day in his home town he and his friend Jim are held up by a mugger. They kill him and flee the country, but Swiss law enforcement catches up with them. The attempt to arrest the two friends ends in failure. It's only after this incident that our hero can finally lean back and enjoy his retirement in zombie country.