Survival Mystery

Elf meets Aliens in this festive horror-comedy stuffed to the giblets with memorable characters, terrifying monsters, and gripping action. ❄❄❄ ‘Twas the night before Christmas and Nish needs to get back to his family home. But the last train out of London has been cancelled and his rail replacement bus has just broken down. He’s stranded in a snow-bound village pub with a handful of fellow travellers and the inhabitants of Little Slaughter. It’s the annual murder mystery and the tables are made up for visitors. With a roaring fire and generous hospitality, there’s nothing else...

Sharpe is back. Outsider. Hero. Rogue. And the one man you want on your side.

In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musée de l’Armée is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire.

The City States are beginning to fall under the onslaught of The Evolved, and the outlying kingdoms won’t be far behind if the humans and cannibals caught in the path of destruction can’t find a way to work together and turn the tide. Meanwhile, the Russians and Chinese are done waiting and have begun preparations for the first wave of their invasion of America. When they finally cross the DMZ and land on American soil, will they find a kingdom of bones or a threat greater than anything they could have possibly imagined?

Life was never going to be the same again…friends had become family and strangers became friends…all in the midst of a storm like no other and the aftermath that no one could have ever predicted. Jess and Max find their relationship takes an unexpected and life-changing turn…Brian decides on a risky mission that no one can talk him out of…and Sara struggles with the knowledge that among those responsible for the terror of the last year are a few who have ties to the tragedy in her past that is never far from her thoughts.After the Storm is the final book in the ongoing story of ...

2020 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD in BEST ADVENTURE FICTION. Good Reads 5 Stars The Prescott family is unknowingly caught in the middle of a massive, sinister, global conspiracy. They band together with like-minded friends with special skills on Echo Island and prepare for the next onslaught. They must overcome the forces of both nature and man which come at them from all sides. Will their faith and love for each other be enough to bring them together in their fight to survive?

Beneath heaven is hell. Beneath hell is Furnace. Furnace Penitentiary. The world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. One way in, no way out. Once you're here, you're here until you die, and for most of the inmates that doesn't take long - not with the sadistic guards and the bloodthirsty gangs. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, 'new fish' Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars.

A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The environment surrounding them—plants and animals—has grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading from a cursed site in the jungle — known to locals as the Kingdom of Bones —and sweeping across Africa, threatening the rest of the world.

How far would you go to protect your child at the end of the world? Bloody, exhausted, and barely alive, Carter Blake escapes the burning compound of the now deceased cult leader, Jeremiah. He’s rescued his daughter, Emma, from Jeremiah’s grip, but the nightmare isn’t over. The EMP that shattered civilization has left the world in darkness, and all Carter wants is to find safety for them both. Emma, reeling from the trauma of Jeremiah’s mind games and the devastating loss of her best friend, only wants one thing: to get home to her mother in Nashville.

Kathleen finishes what Paul started… The series isn’t over until true justice is served… Kathleen O’Brien will stop at nothing to honor Paul Madison’s memory and legacy. Chuck Gaylord will do whatever it takes to make sure justice is served and to protect Kathleen. Delilah Rossi, the untouchable crime boss, will have her moment of reckoning. Can Kathleen find a way to honor the loved ones she’s lost without compromising her integrity? A short read cozy mystery filled with mystery, romance, and a touch of magic. After three years of mourning Paul Madison’s death, Kathleen is ...

Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion dollars, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon soon find themselves in much deeper waters. Not only is the vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency using them to finance his attacks, but he has stumbled upon one of the most lethal secrets of World War II - a Japanese-developed drug, designed, but never used, to turn soldiers into superwarriors.

Most of humanity has been trained to attack those that decide to challenge certain narratives coming from OfficialDUM. This book provides support and guidance for those who have found themselves being labeled as "conspiracy theorists."

Ten Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work? For one contestant, an unassuming Boston librarian named Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far higher than money, and her reasons for entering the test more personal than anyone imagines. When the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner…

In the fading light of an early Halloween evening, ten souls ventured into the warm embrace of the Deadfall Mall, a once-thriving marketplace now shadowed by decay and a forgotten time of prosperity. Unbeknownst to them, they were about to become potential victims of a cycle of horror that would forever alter their destinies. Among them, two young intrepid ghost hunters, armed with weapons and protection found only in folklore, consumed by a burning desire to unravel a centuries-old mystery. They sought to break a cycle of death that had long plagued these hollowed grounds. Their quest? To ...

Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys - an ancient, crumbling fortress of gray stone rising up from the ocean. It is dark, damp, and dismal. And it is just the place Jonathan figures he deserves. Because Jonathan has done something terrible. And he's willing to accept whatever punishment he has coming. Just as he's getting used to his new situation, however, a freak accident leaves the troubled boys of Slabhenge without any adult supervision.

In a frozen wasteland where survival hangs by a thread, Simon Frost and his band of hardened warriors embark on a daring mission. With their lives on the line, they scour the treacherous landscape in search of vital resources to keep their camp alive. But when they encounter a ruthless adversary, they find themselves outnumbered and outmatched as a relentless battle erupts. Bullets tear through the air, and the stench of blood saturates the earth as they fight tooth and nail, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.

Connie Goodwin is an expert on America’s fractured past with witchcraft. A young, tenure-track professor in Boston, she’s earned career success by studying the history of magic in colonial America - especially women’s home recipes and medicines - and by exposing society's threats against women fluent in those skills. But beyond her studies, Connie harbors a secret: She is the direct descendant of a woman tried as a witch in Salem, an ancestor whose abilities were far more magical than the historical record shows.

When Sadie Harlan visits her daughter, Lauren, at her summer internship in Yosemite National Park, it seems like the perfect way to forget about her empty nest and failing marriage back home. But when the two women get lost on what’s meant to be a short hike, they suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives. As they search for food, water, and civilization, they battle injury, exhaustion, and natural predators. Sadie, however, is assaulted by more than just the unforgiving elements.

A sudden disappearance, the boy from her past, dark secrets and twisted truths, hidden clues and unexpected danger, a lost island of dreams and mystery, another woman’s betrayal & the quiet suffering of a broken heart. She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart. Then everything changed. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a ...

Louis L'Amour's tales of adventure cannot be surpassed for sheer storytelling excitement, and they stand as a testament to his legendary appeal. Here are timeless tales of danger and daring, wanderlust and heroism, filled with ordinary men and women facing often insurmountable challenges with courage, dignity, honor, and heart.