Dystopian Mystery

Dive into a world where danger lurks in every shadow and secrets are hidden in plain sight. In this gripping thriller anthology, you'll journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche, where the truth is a shifting enigma. Prepare to be on the edge of your seat as each story unfolds, pulling you deeper into a web of suspense, intrigue, and pulse-pounding action. From espionage in a post-apocalyptic world to a young man's desperate attempts to clear his name, these tales will keep your heart racing, your mind guessing, and your instincts sharpened. In this single-author anthology, ...

Explore two timelines separated by just one life - a life that changes everything for Monta. Glant keeps the city safe but safe means restrictions and opposition is rising. Herai - Glant's youngest and most innocent child - is caught up in the plots against Glant. Will Herai survive? Will the city survive? How can a war that no-one wants, be avoided? Will Monta find the love he deserves, and the answer to all his questions? Find out by trying Herai today! What readers are saying about Herai "It took me a bit to fall into this world. The pacing is a bit slow. This a benefit as you progress ...

By New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Dark Fantasy Bestseller Marata Eros 🔥"TRUE BLOOD and TWILIGHT meet UNDERWORLD and BLADE—with a dash of 50 SHADES."🔥 🚨Save 50% over individual purchase!🚨 Step into the shadows of desire with this gritty boxed set featuring three ultra-dark paranormal romance novels and a provocative bonus short novel. Crafted by NY Times bestselling author Marata Eros, this exclusive collection delivers over 1,000-pages of dark passion, supernatural intrigue, and unforgettable characters. Reapers (3.9★, 1,419 reviews): 🖤 In a world on the brink of ...

Every cure has a cost. Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Wes, came back changed, erased. And now, even the newest “cure” has a heavy cost - one she and Wes paid. The Adjustment came into Tatum’s life just when she thought she needed it most, a promise for Wes to get back his forgotten memories. But when the procedure went wrong, a revelation shattered everything Tatum thought she knew. Now, with no one left to trust, Tatum must find out what really happened last summer.

"One of Me - 2 Near Future Short Stories" is a gripping collection of two short stories set in a not-too-distant future, each unraveling compelling narratives that entwine technology, morality, and the human spirit. In "The Last Rejection" readers are introduced to a world startlingly similar to our own, but with an ominous twist. The story follows the journey of a frustrated job candidate who, after facing one rejection too many, embarks on a dark path of revenge. This tale masterfully explores the depths of desperation and the dangerous consequences of a society driven by cutthroat ...

Dive into a captivating world where the clockwork marvels of steampunk meet the enchantment of classic fairy tales. "Cog & Wing Investigations: Gears of Enchantment" is an immersive adventure tailored for readers aged 12 and up, blending mystery, magic, and the power of partnership in a narrative that will resonate with young adult and adult audiences alike. In the bustling Clockwork City, where gears spin, airships grace the cobblestone skies, and enchantment is woven into the very fabric of life, readers will embark on a thrilling journey alongside our resourceful fairy detective, ...

This is where the lost go. There are hidden places in our world where both the strange and the evil lurk. Few discover them, and even fewer escape with their lives. Some turn the wrong corner or walk through the wrong door and are never seen again. Jake Adler was only supposed to be in hospital a few days for a routine operation, then he should have been home, recovering, ready to go back to work at the burger restaurant in a week. It should have been that simple, but things didn’t turn out that way. What Jake thought were nightmares have turned out to be real, and the ghostly man talking...

When the lights go out in America, this separated family must battle to survive...Matthew Riley wants to believe that people will come together in times of great struggle, but as panic and chaos set in after a massive EMP event, he has to face the fact that the only people he can trust are his family. His ailing father, David, an Army vet, has the skills the Riley family needs to survive in the dark new world, but with no medication for his heart condition on hand, keeping him alive may be an impossible task as they journey home from what was supposed to be a simple day trip.

The year is 2037, and on the tiny island of Isola, seven people have been selected to compete in a 48-hour test for a top-secret intelligence position with the totalitarian Union of Friendship. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic bureaucrat with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees and a secret that haunts her. Her assignment: to stage her own death and then to observe, from her hiding place inside the walls of the house, how the six other candidates react to the news that a murderer is among them.

In a darkly warped near future, lucrative disease cures are brokered on Wall Street's Genetic Stock Exchange. And the hottest consumer products are artificially synthesized humans that serve as everything from domestic slaves to combatants in savage gladiatorial games. For Jack Saxton, the young heir to genetic design powerhouse Genico Inc., these Synthates are just a fact of life...until the murder of a high-profile genetic scientist leads a pair of seasoned NYPD detectives to Genico's door.

The United States is a dictatorship. Homicide detectives use memory auditing to catch murderers. The procedure seems foolproof. However, Homicide detective Glen Tucker suspects that someone is erasing incriminating memories to help killers escape justice. His investigation into the murder of another Homicide detective soon threatens the dictatorship and his own sanity. A fast-paced dystopian thriller.

Prepare to enter the magnificent Kingdom of Durundal with the first novel in the series - A Hare in the Wilderness. When a child is born into the House of Gnaeus, death marks her from her very first breath; and the Emperor banishes his heir, Ajeya, and her mother from the palace in Ataxata. Now, mother and child are forced to flee to the edge of the world in a race against time to find salvation in the clans. For it is said that when war threatens the kingdom, one individual will be selected by prophecy to lead the people out of the land of darkness and reclaim the freedom which has been ...

When Grace was 20, she had a front-row seat to the end of the world. What was once the perfect suburban life became a daily fight to stay alive. All that was is now gone forever. Determined, she prepares for what the future brings, armed with her instincts, the desire to protect her loved ones, and her iron will to survive. Just as Grace and her family adjust to this new uncertain environment, a much more terrifying threat emerges from within the darkness, one even more petrifying than the apocalypse itself….

✤ A gripping supernatural thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. ✤ What if everything you thought you knew about History was a lie? When archaeologist Viviane Robert receives a desperate midnight call from her father, she has no idea her life is about to change forever. Hours later, he's kidnapped before her eyes, but not before revealing a shocking secret hidden within an ancient Sumerian clay tablet: for millennia, a powerful group known as the Guardians has been waging a secret war against the mysterious Brotherhood of the Serpent. From Rome to...

Welcome to future-shock. Hold on tight and buckle yourselves in, because the future is on a relentless onslaught, for better or worse. This is a collection of the short speculative fiction of Gabriel Walker Land. Most stories are flash fiction, meaning less than 1000 words. Each contains a story of mystery, action, romance, and suspense.

Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime—if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line to Register the man who abused her as a child, she’s shocked to hear a stranger Register her to be killed. Why would anyone who doesn't know her squander his one legal murder on her? Desperate to survive the next two weeks, she must find out who wants to kill her—and why. Easier said than done, as Lynell soon discovers that multiple strangers have used their Registration on her.

A medical miracle is reshaping the world. The artificial womb ensures the perfect health and flawless development of every unborn child. Natural pregnancy is now an unnecessary risk - and quickly criminalized as a danger to both mother and fetus. As a reporter, Jessica Brantley makes new enemies on a daily basis covering both sides of the controversial new law. Now her search for the truth behind this world-changing technology will lead to an unimaginable discovery - the existence of children with terrifying telepathic powers.

The Life Engineered begins in the year 3594, when humanity is little more than a memory, a legend of the distant past - destined to reappear. Capeks, a race of artificial creatures originally created by humans, have inherited the galaxy and formed a Utopian civilization built on the shared goal of tirelessly working to prepare for their makers' return.

The Ultimate Heist: His Secrets, His Trust… and His Neural Implant. The war against HealthSync’s deadly neural implants is reaching its breaking point, and the resistance has one final target in their sights: Mark Splendaberg, the elusive CEO of NeuroLink Dynamics and the man holding the key to their most damning secrets. To get close to him, they send their most cunning operative—Phoebe Chandler, a master of seduction and deception with a mission that could change everything. Her plan? Infiltrate the biggest event of the year—the Comic Conference—where Mark’s defenses are down,...

Before you start. I wrote this science fiction adventure in the hopes of leading young people into the joys of sci-fi possibilities and fun. But it's not limited to youth. I've encountered many older readers that felt the memories of their younger years. So, don't exclude yourself because it's about a genetically altered youth and his struggles in a world that's unique, yet troubled just as is our own. In a mutant sci-fi world, the rebellious son of surface trader Captain Radoon Gydlin, endures dreams of places he hasn’t seen and disasters that haven’t happened. When he visits Below, a ...