Dystopian Mystery

Is it possible for a terrorist group to secretly “weaponize” the most anticipated new electronic video game? And on the night of its nationwide launch, will thousands of unsuspecting kids and their parents be slaughtered? These questions haunt Blair Anderson, the game's distributor; and he alone can possibly uncover the truth and prevent the carnage. But that's only for starters. Anderson' s daughter has been kidnapped and unless he cooperates, she'll be tortured in the worst imaginable way. Blair can save her, or stop the terrorists – not both; and he has scant minutes to decide.

David Miller is an amnesiac war veteran struggling to put the pieces of his life back together and adjust to civilian life in 2049's PortCity. His life is turned upside down when an old friend from the conflict shows up, warning him that the war isn't over—and that there's something buried deep inside his mind that the enemy are after.

In a world with dwindling birth rates, all young women must submit to compulsory fertility checks at the age of 13. For those able to conceive, a docile existence inside the Birthing Schools beckons—far worse if they fall into the wrong hands.

It's 2030, and AI has made trial lawyers obsolete. When a former trial lawyer, John Keys, lands in jail, he becomes embroiled in a life and death situation that forces him to confront a horrifying truth to gain his freedom. John Keys is a trial lawyer and a damn good one. That is until artificial intelligence takes over the criminal justice system and makes him obsolete. Faced with the harsh reality of his new life, he lands himself in prison for good.

Sam thinks his job at the Zombie Apocalypse Call Center is a joke. Zombies aren’t real, and the customers who call in for support about their guns and conspiracy theories are crazy! Sam knows a zombie apocalypse will never happen. Until one day, the zombie apocalypse does happen. Now Sam and his fellow analysts have to figure out how the zombie apocalypse started, and how to cure the zombies, while also keeping the customers alive and well-stocked with ammo.

The world is changing. A mass market drug promised to boost intelligence. The world embraced it, and soon, everyone was a genius, but only for a while. The long-term effects crippled the world societies. A select few experience much greater changes, becoming something more than human.

2034 : trois géants américains du numérique, baptisés les Titans, ont profité de la crise des années 2020 pour établir leur hégémonie sur l’économie occidentale et mettre en place un capitalisme de surveillance, basé sur l’exploitation immodérée des données personnelles. Plongés au cœur de leur organisation dans la Silicon Valley, Pierre, un jeune Français expert en intelligence artificielle, et Julia, une brillante Estonienne travaillant sur l’amélioration du cerveau humain, vont tenter de défier leur pouvoir.

Thirty-year-old UNPOL officer Richard Warren has been embedded with the BBC, and not seeing eye-to-eye with journalist Sarah Dyer is just the start of his problems. News of an Ebola pandemic is being withheld, and when it’s discovered Sarah’s artistic savant brother is involved, Richard’s determination to get to the truth takes an unexpected turn. But what if the truth must never be known?

Winning had never been the plan. I just wanted to go home. I still do. Now, I'm in too deep. With my conversion only days away, the count down has begun. When it hits zero, I lose. My only hope is to rely on the one who brought me here in the first place. A few unlikely friends might make all the difference between the Fold winning and a revolution. If I can stay alive that long.

Twenty-one-year-old Luke Edwards is struggling to cope with the death of his parents and the loss of his best friend. Shortly after losing those close to him, he chooses to take matters in his own hands to help those in need. Several months after living in the slums of a city ravaged by poverty and food rations running low, Luke stumbles upon a stranger who rekindles his desire to continue his promise to avenge those he loved. With a renewed purpose, a world revolution is ignited in the hearts of millions versus the wicked faction known as the Children of Iscar.

Nicknamed Dewey Decimal for his obsessive attempts to bring order to the New York Public Library in the wake of disastrous events in the city, the hero of this series earns his keep as a bagman and enforcer for unscrupulous politicians and underworld figures. Now, he’s stumbled upon information concerning the gruesome murder of a prostitute that involves a prominent US senator - and finds himself chasing ghosts and fighting for his life, pursued by private military contractors and the ever-present specter of his own past....

Die Augen der Finsternis von Bestsellerautor Dean Koontz ist ein packender Thriller um die Suche einer Mutter nach ihrem Sohn - eine Reise, die eine tödliche Bedrohung für die ganze Welt offenbart Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Tina Evans ihren Sohn Danny bei einem tragischen Unfall verloren hat. Als sie eines Morgens sein altes Kinderzimmer betritt, wartet an Dannys Kreidetafel eine Nachricht auf sie: NICHT TOT. Hat sich jemand einen makaberen Scherz erlaubt? Oder steckt ein anderer, ein unheimlicherer Grund dahinter?

A devastating tsunami is heading towards the Cornish coast. With no early warning and limited means of escape, many people won’t get away in time. While the terrifying reality of the news hits home, one young woman posts a message on Facebook: ‘With nowhere to run to, I’m heading to my favourite beach to watch the sunset, who wants to join me?’ A small group of people follow her lead and head towards the beach; each of them are harbouring their own stories - and their own secrets.

This is a crime and science fiction novel. It's back to the flatlands for Reggie! It appears that a multi-planet mining company is manipulating the universe gold market. Once again, if the price of gold goes down too far, Cerberus will go ghost. And once again, like in book one, Reggie must find the new source of gold and to see if it exists or is just a scam.

Over the last four years, Jacob Sloan has lived naked and alone within an abandoned island hotel, smoking cannabis, eating squirrels, and swimming in a lake that contains a dark secret. As memory slowly begins to flower in his brain, Jacob recalls the traumatic events that lead him to the island, describing a childhood of evangelical Christian horror, constantly fearing bar codes, the Antichrist, and being abandoned in the ever-nearing rapture.

New York år 2118. På Manhattan rækker en skyskraber på tusinde etager helt op i himlen. Her bor fem teenagere midt i hightech luksus og futuristisk glamour, men kæmper samtidig for at holde på deres mørkeste hemmeligheder. LEDA hjemsøges af minderne om, hvad der skete på den værste aften i hendes liv. Hun vil gøre hvad som helst for at holde sandheden skjult - også selvom det betyder, at hun må stole på sin værste fjende. WATT ønsker bare at lægge det hele bag sig... indtil Leda tvinger ham til at blive hacker igen. Har han modet til at gøre, hvad der skal til for at blive helt fri af hende?

Stellen Sie sich vor, es gibt eine Todeslotterie. Sie können den Namen eines verhassten Menschen in einen Lostopf werfen. In der "AchtNacht", am 8.8. jedes Jahres, wird aus allen Vorschlägen ein Name gezogen. Der Auserwählte ist eine AchtNacht lang geächtet, vogelfrei. Jeder in Deutschland darf ihn straffrei töten - und wird mit einem Kopfgeld von zehn Millionen Euro belohnt. Das ist kein Gedankenspiel. Sondern bitterer Ernst.

When Andrew Gaeta is questioned in connection with a geological disaster in the Pacific Ocean, he fears that painful hallucinations and coded messages he has kept hidden since childhood may be catching up with him. Twenty years earlier, Andrew's 11-year-old mind is filled with tough questions about life, death, and innocence lost. He stumbles onto a series of cryptic messages by finding a clue in an old gift from his father, who was killed in action serving the Air Force when Andrew was three.

In the midst of a devastating epidemic, how far will a desperate mother go to keep her loved ones safe? There is a deadly virus spreading around the world. At first it is a distant alarm bell in the background of Hannah's comfortable suburban life. Then suddenly, it has arrived on the doorstep. The quarantine traps Hannah, her husband, and their young sons in their home and forces them to rely on their own resourcefulness as water and power supplies are cut, food reserves dwindle, and their formerly idyllic backyard and quiet street become battlefields.

Je mag honderd woorden per dag spreken. Eén woord meer en je krijgt een stroomstoot van duizend volt. Welkom in het nieuwe Amerika. Dr. Jean McClellan brengt haar tijd in stilte door. Ze heeft een teller om haar pols die elk woord bijhoudt dat ze spreekt. Ieder woord boven de honderd zorgt voor een krachtige stroomstoot. En dat is niet de enige maatregel die de nieuwe regering heeft opgelegd. Sinds er een extreem conservatieve partij aan de macht is gekomen, zijn miljoenen vrouwen hun baan kwijtgeraakt. Hun bankrekeningen zijn bevroren, hun paspoorten ingetrokken.