Survival Mystery

Lucy King is desperate for escape: from a dangerous relationship and a city she can no longer call home. Fleeing Brooklyn with little more than a suitcase and her trusty dog, she heads to rustic, charming Woodstock, New York, eager to lose herself in a quiet, anonymous life where her ex can never find her. But when she meets Vera and John, the alluring couple next door, their friendship proves impossible to resist. Just as Lucy starts to think the worst is behind her, the couple delivers a staggering bombshell: they need Lucy help them fake John's death....

In the seemingly idyllic town of Maplewood, darkness lurks beneath the surface, threatening to unravel the lives of those who inhabit it. When Emma Sinclair, a bright and compassionate young woman, suddenly disappears without a trace, her friends—Claire, Lucas, and Sarah—find themselves plunged into a web of secrets, manipulation, and fear. As they search for answers, they encounter a mysterious stranger with knowledge of Emma’s fate. He warns them of a dangerous game being played by an elusive group that preys on the vulnerable, and the deeper they dig, the more they realize that not...

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.

Reema has no clue if she could ever become strong enough to protect Suman from all the harm. Suman is clueless if he can keep his promises to Reema. Where would the couple end up? Reema and Suman went back home. Over the following month they sensed that the homecoming was temporary and they would be uprooted any moment to fly to a new location where they must start afresh. The new location was not at all welcoming. Reema and Suman saw worse and they tolerated the burnt. Arrangements of abrupt travel without the idea how long one has to stay in the new location hits on the money one has. Can...

One desperate student. One remote cabin. One decision that changes everything. Jenna never wanted to be a cheater, but college life led her down a dark path. Now someone knows her secret, and they want $2,000 to keep quiet. The meeting place: an abandoned ranger station deep in the forest where no one will witness the exchange. But when FBI Agent Sarah Brightwater gets the call about a murder at that same location, she knows her seven-year hunt is about to take a deadly turn. In the shadow of the mountains, predator and prey will meet. Not everyone will leave the forest the same way they ...

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.

Four years after the events of The Mullah's Storm, jihadists strike the Afghan National Police training center in Kabul, killing many and wounding others, including Sergeant Major Sophia Gold. The injured are hurriedly loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy bound for Germany, but once airborne, the commander, Major Michael Parson, receives a message. The jihadists have placed bombs on some planes leaving Afghanistan, and the Galaxy is one of them.

Narrated by an alternating unreliable group of teens, this dark thriller will have listenerson the edge of their seats. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect. It’s Saw meets I Know What You Did Last Summer. Junior Robin Brisset has no idea what she’s in for when she accepts an invitation to one of Callabrese High’s most exclusive parties. And when the trademark scavenger hunt begins, Robin must go against every rule she’s lived by to survive.

With the mysterious event that devastated mankind now four months past, and winter fast approaching, Bobby, Becca, and Myron hunt for game. Though life is not easy, it has at least settled into what now passes as normal. That is until they discover a band of hunters stalking human prey. For Mel, Caryn, and Tara, the end of the world has been a constant struggle to survive. The new world has become chaotic and dangerous. Life has little value except in the depths of depravity in the minds of those who own you.

Sia practically grew up in the water scuba diving, and wreck dives are run-of-the-mill. Take the tourists out. Explore the reef. Uncover the secrets locked in the sunken craft. But this time...the dive goes terribly wrong. Attacked by a mysterious creature, Sia's boat is sunk, her customers are killed, and she washes up on a deserted island with no sign of rescue in sight. Waiting in the water is a seemingly unstoppable monster that is still hungry. In the jungle just off the beach are dangers best left untested.

Thomas Bolden grew up on the streets, his childhood a blur of fragmented memories. But now he's managed to put his past behind him, find the woman he wants to share his life with, and carve out a successful career on Wall Street. Until, in the blink of an eye, his world is turned upside down. A bizarre kidnapping sends him fleeing for his life, his face everywhere on the TV news, and a violent, shadowy organization is framing him for crimes he did not commit.

Every time Roxy gets a new set of pajamas, tragedy strikes. Why? Roxy aims to find out in this fascinating novella filled with miracles, close calls and yes, tragedy.

DARKOUT - 1 In the 2033 it blinked. Just like a light bulb going out. And eventually the sun did go out. Thirty years after the fact a small knot of survivors set out to widen thier very narrow, need we say very cold, horizons. The stated goal is knowledge, communication, and trade. No matter how small your "world" gets there is always somebody with a hidden agenda. And, it would seem, a few 'critters" you didn't expect to run into.

The nightmare returns. Harley, the cunning serial kidnapper, escapes prison transport, and Samantha's world teeters on the brink of destruction. But what drives his sinister game? Delve into Harley's twisted past and the dark forces that fuel his obsession. A page-turner that will take your breath away! A daring escape from the prison transport, and Harley is back again! As the law enforcement chases him, Samantha worries for her and her family's life. Will he find them and destroy them? Can she save her family? Finally, Harley's past is revealed. The shocking truth behind the rhyme. One, ...

Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, has joined forces with the editors of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern to create a collection of action-packed short stories by some of today's most talented names in literature.

Dylan is 12 years old and embarking on his first ocean kayaking trip with his parents. He has spent the last year convincing them that he is ready for the challenging - and very dangerous - adventure. In fact, he has been determined to go ever since he heard about the destination: Ireland’s Eye. The small island off the coast of Newfoundland is the easternmost settlement in Canada. Or it was. It is now hauntingly empty, a ghost town clinging to the edge of the unforgiving Atlantic.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? When Caren Williams finds herself back on the estate she fought so hard to get away from, little does she realise she'll be living opposite her archenemy, Gina Bradley. Gina thinks she and her family rule Stanley Avenue, so when Caren starts to become popular, she decides to hit her where it will hurt the most: she wants her husband.

MR Z. A NEW RISING SUPERHERO - "The Journey to find the Superpower liquid" A series of 3 books, a thriller, science fiction, full of adventures and imagination AND new SUPERHERO. MR Z. A NEW RISING SUPERHERO, book 1 END AND BEGINNING of an exciting series, In a faraway galaxy, in a parallel dimension, lies a "special planet" where life was once perfect and peaceful. But everything changed when the evil forces from the black planet invaded. A catastrophic event left the planet in ruins, and only one survivor remains. The survivor, knowing the power of the Superpower liquid that grants ...

Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He's learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can't seem to afford any allies. He's up to his neck in hostiles - his grandfather, who's spoiling for a fight; the Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out; and scheming psycho Calla, who wants to use him as bait. Then there's Kate Sullivan. She's the new girl at school. She's not hostile. She's bold. Funny. Hot. But she's got an agenda, too.

Jim Sturges is your typical teen in suburban San Bernardino - one with an embarrassingly overprotective dad, a best friend named Tubby who shares his hatred of all things torturous (like gym class), and a crush on a girl who doesn't know he exists. But everything changes for Jim when a 45-year-old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some unhuman) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed.