I loved Deadline. What more can I say? 
 Second of Three books tend to be just babysitters, guarding the story until its inevitable conclusion and big bang in the third book. 
 Deadline was as fast paced, and detailed as Feed. No, there was no zombie jumping out from behind a bush every page, but I think it fit in with the theme of the book (view spoiler)[Towards the end we get the storm and airborne virus, the whole drive from Memphis they didn't see a soul. Doesn't leave much food for Zombies. (hide spoiler)] 
 The story also sets us up for an arc to the third book. If there's one thing I'm happy for it's that I waited a long time to pick up this series, because the third book is now only 4 months away. 
 (view spoiler)[A couple disapointment / surprises for me was that they only went to one illegal lab, and that they didn't drive to Washington to pidgeonhole Rick. After driving across the country to Memphis, it's not unreasonable to head north to DC. (hide spoiler)]