Suspense Thriller Survival

What would you risk to save your family? Former United States Department of Defense Contractor Charlie Owens resigned from his position with the government to live a life off-grid. After building a cabin on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, the detonation of an EMP sets into motion a series of events that will test Charlie and his family in ways he never imagined.

When the helicopter goes down after dropping them off, they realize they’re in trouble. The platform loses power. Cell phones don’t work. Everything electronic is dead. There are whispers of an EMP attack. Now that they’re stranded with a skeleton crew on a steel platform miles from shore, battered by massive waves, the deadly truth of their predicament slowly sinks in.

Liv Whitlock desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister’s identity. Liv starts to rewrite her story, winning a prestigious internship on a movie set filming in Alaska, and finds herself on a luxury yacht alongside pop star Paris Grace, actress sisters Effie and Miri Knight, Olympic gymnast Rosalind Torres, and social media influencer Celia Jones. Liv tries to find common ground with her famous companions, but just as the group starts to bond, a violent storm wrecks their vessel, stranding them on an island in the North Pacific Ocean.

Was this how the apocalypse ended for Alex? He never should have been in this mess, but Trey crossed the wrong man. Now Mr. Jackson, the leader of the thugs sent to get blood from a stone, had plans to drag him into the forest and put a bullet in his head. They couldn’t be reasoned with, so when there’s nothing to lose, one might as well go for a long shot. He attacked and caught Mr. Jackson’s men by surprise. If he was going to die, it would be this way, and not on his knees. Exhausted, bloodied, and very much alive, he bolted. Into the dense forest with one goal on his mind.

Nuclear missiles have exploded over the West Coast, East Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico. The resulting EMP has knocked out power to 80 percent of the US. Was it North Korea, Iran, or maybe China? The enemy is uncertain. American military is still intact. The civilian infrastructure that it depends on vanished in an instant. The government is scrambling to secure the nation and prevent the next attack, but society is disintegrating.

Twenty-four-year-old Charlotte Stahl would do anything for her older brother, Ian. After all, he'd done everything for her growing up. He played Burken with her - a hide-and-seek game they made up as kids. He comforted her when their mom deserted them. He raised her when their dad went to prison for murder. Ian is the only reason she's still alive. So when Ian asks her to play Burken in the isolated woods of Cadillac, Michigan, she feels she could use the nostalgia and agrees. Burken - it's the one thing that never changes...until Ian threatens to kill her in the middle of the game.

The Anslo Ignited series by A.R. Shaw is now available in audiobook, delivering a pulse-pounding, immersive experience perfect for young adult listeners. This dystopian adventure is packed with espionage, survival challenges, and forbidden love. Follow Eddie and Angel as they battle against a world where personal freedom is a distant memory, enemies are always one step behind, and every decision could mean life or death. With each twist and emotional turn, their connection deepens, making their journey as dangerous as it is captivating.

The thrilling sequel to The Immune! The end of the world was only the beginning. Thirteen years have passed since the Medusa plague wiped out nearly 99 percent of the world’s population and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Climate change triggered by nuclear skirmishes in the last fevered days of civilization decimated agriculture and livestock, and the hardened survivors battle for what few resources remain. Will Callahan is one of the lucky ones. In his small community in Nebraska, he and his family have access to food, clean water, weapons, and medical care.

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.

Der erste Thriller des Bestsellerduos Volker Klüpfel und Michael Kobr - gelesen von Dietmar Wunder Ein Leben draußen im Wald, kein Zuhause, immer auf der Flucht: Das ist alles, was Cayenne und ihr Bruder Joshua kennen. Nur ihr Anführer Stephan weiß, warum sie hier sind und welche Gefahr ihnen droht. Er lebt mit ihnen außerhalb der Gesellschaft, drillt sie mit aller Härte und duldet keinen Kontakt zu anderen.

Their last stand. Nicholas and his friends have found the sanctuary they sought. Now they have to defend it. Yet their enemies are legion - and come from all sides. And the darkness hungers for them. Can they survive?

They have traveled north and survived the chaos of the big city. Shortly after arriving in Battle Ground, Jim's hometown, everything went completely wrong. Their group is now scattered to the wind, and a reunion seems completely impossible. Jim and Karen are forced to fight harder than they imagined possible to save what truly matters. Brother Paul and his people managed to escape the clutches of a massive zombie horde, and as they flee north toward Battle Ground, he has one thing on his mind: Finding Jim Blackmore, and getting his revenge.

A week ago you woke up in Los Angeles with no memory of who you are. The only thing you knew: People are trying to kill you. You put your trust in Ben, but he betrayed you and broke your heart. Now you've escaped to New York City with a boy named Rafe, who says he remembers you from before. But the two of you are not safe. The same people who are after you are tailing Rafe as well.

An adrenaline-fueled travel memoir of life in the wild among the planet’s most ferocious and fascinating predators. Over the last forty years, bestselling science-fiction writer Alan Dean Foster has journeyed around the globe to encounter nature’s most fearsome creatures. His travels have taken him into the heart of the Amazon rain forest on the trail of deadly tangarana ants, on an elephant ride across the sweeping green plains of central India in search of the elusive Bengal tiger, and into the waters of the Australian coast to come face-to-face with great white sharks. Packed with pulse-pounding adventure and spiked with rapier wit, Predators I Have Known is a thrilling look at life and death in the wild.

Jake Shepherd is piloting a flight to Seattle when out of the blue, his aircraft falls from the sky. The power-grid across the United States crashes, leaving all computerized machines crippled, sending the country into a disastrous tailspin. Alice Shepherd is working the emergency room when hundreds of injured people pour in needing help. With no electricity, resources are limited - once the back up generators fail, all hell will break loose.

Emergency service worker David Vaughn cares deeply for his neighbors, the people of New York City, so when Iran detonates an electromagnetic pulse and takes out the grid, he feels obligated to stay and help the survivors in the lawless aftermath. But surrounded by chaos and carnage, it’s only a matter of time before his helping hands harden into vengeful fists.

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.

Allison Catsworth discovers she has a problem…. While falling to her death, she sees not her life flash before her eyes, but her reflection. A moment of fear brings about transformation into a cat that enables her to land on all four paws, which saves her life. Yet it is in that moment, that everything for Ally changes. A search for answers leads to hypnotic life regression, where she discovers past lives of a lab assistant connected to World War II and feline DNA that is changing her own DNA.

People disappear in the bayou. And that's exactly what fourteen-year-old Robin Sherwood needs to do - before her Uncle Conrad snips her toes off with his rusty garden nippers. When her parents' private plane disappears in the Voodoo Swamp, Robin's uncle moves into the multi-million dollar Sherwood Estate as her guardian. It doesn't take Robin long to figure out there's something not quite right about Uncle Conrad - besides having a metal claw where his left hand used to be.

The year is 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation, and the only way out is up. While the world's leaders, scientists, and engineers oversee the frantic production of a space fleet meant to save humankind, their children are brought in for a weekend of touring the Lazarus|a high-tech prototype spaceship. But when the apocalypse arrives months ahead of schedule, First Daughter Leigh Chen and a handful of teens from the tour are the only ones to escape the planet.