Mystery Survival Fiction

Best-selling author Bobby Akart once again masterfully tells a tale of a nation on the edge of societal collapse. For decades, Americans had found themselves increasingly at odds with one another - politically, socially, and culturally. In Doomsday Minutemen, the Doomsday series concludes as the conspiracy reveals itself, and those responsible for leading the nation to the brink of a civil war are exposed.

How do you stay alive when your basic survival instinct is out of control? After a mysterious outbreak sweeps the town of Marfa, Texas, causing the fight-or-flight reaction in residents to become unstable, chaos soon erupts. It’s not long before the US military instigates a cordon sanitaire to contain the contagious, and a small band of survivors finds itself at the center of a terrifying government experiment.

Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder, and pursuit, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure-story is as compelling now as when it was first published in 1886.

Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and seems angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. Dan decides to investigate and uncovers a deadly plan. But will he be able to get help in time to save his teacher and the rest of his class?

A gifted 7-year-old boy and his teen siblings are ripped from their peaceful lives, kidnapped by a sinister organization determined to get back at their father. But when their plane crashes an ocean away in the bear-infested jungles of South China, the mysterious motive behind their abduction is the least of their problems, and they must lever every ounce of their courage and wits to survive the wilds and escape the ruthless drug lord who is hot on their heels.

At 21 Cassie is in a dead-end job and has just been dumped, whilst her friends are succeeding at school or their careers, and compared to her, are generally winning life. On a whim, she hands the reins of her decisions over to Twitter, and at first her followers seem to be making her life better. However, as the instructions continue, they become increasingly strange, and she finds herself held at ransom, forced to commit crimes for an unknown party who seems to be stalking her at every turn.

Horror movie starlet Clarissa Lee is beautiful, internationally known, and completely broke. To cap off years of questionable financial and personal decisions, Clarissa accepts an invitation to participate in a "fully immersive" fan convention. She arrives at an off-season summer camp and finds what was supposed to be a quick buck has become a real-life slasher movie.

The post-apocalyptic survival adventure begins anew as Hobe sails for Florida in search of new opportunities after leaving the Trade Rendezvous. He has a plan that has not been revealed to his sailboats crew yet to hopefully put them into some new profitable adventures. Everything seems to be going well despite the hurricane that blew them off course and sent them towards an oyster fishing village in a far bay until pirates were spotted on the horizon. Follow our stalwart heroes as they brave the high seas five years after a Solar Storm has taken the electrical grid and economy down.

Seven years ago in Cape Town three young white South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on three consecutive days. They were never heard of again. Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry; for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind .A former British government agent, friend to De Vries, provides intelligence on this new case, but is any of it admissible?

Recently separated from her cheating husband and unaware of a budding pregnancy, Georgia Charles travels to the Yukon Territory to spend a month with a childhood friend. Suddenly kidnapped by bank robbers, she manages to flee into the wild and find shelter in an abandoned cabin - but minimal skills and an impending childbirth threaten her survival. Set in the harsh winter of British Columbia’s Last Frontier, Winter’s Captive is the riveting story of a woman’s incredible journey of survival and path to empowerment against all odds.

The Johnson family's excitement for their long-awaited vacation to Alaska was palpable. Jack and Sarah sat at the kitchen table, pouring over maps and brochures, discussing their plans for exploring the remote beauty of the Arctic landscape. They marveled at the opportunity this trip would provide for their children, Emma and Ethan, to learn and grow through firsthand experiences.

A teenage boy becomes stranded in the remote woodlands of Northern Canada after his bush plane crashes and he is left as the sole survivor. With next to nothing, except the clothes on his back and a few items found from the crash site, he struggles to survive. He faces many dangers, but the biggest danger, one far greater than starvation, hypothermia or the threat of predators, is the danger he never sees coming until it’s almost too late.

Missing treasure, a dying aunt and a child left behind are more than enough mysteries for Viola. Viola is a young teacher in the settlement of Hillside, NY in the 1890s. She adores her Aunt Helen, but her aunt has secrets. On her deathbed, Aunt Helen reveals she abandoned her young daughter, Bessie. Determined to reunite her aunt with Bessie, Viola sets out to find the child. Viola is in for more shocking news as she unravels the past.

Jackson Bower has a lot on his mind lately. His younger brother hasn't been the same since his mother's death. His father's drinking is out of control. Then there's Jackson's girlfriend and the grief that ties them together even as it threatens to drive them apart. He distances himself, hoping for a little perspective at the family lodge. But when their father gets drunk and dangerous, he and his brother escape into the woods.

The team is in action: Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex, and Amber. An elite team sent to South America to take part in a covert SAS operation to catch an evil drugs rat. They begin with the street kids but their adventure takes them high into the isolated mountains. Will their combined skills be enough to lead to a successful operation? The second adventure in the Alpha Force series. New to audio, this gripping story is read by Adrian Lester, best known for his role in Spooks on TV.

It begins as a school trip to London. But with a sudden tidal surge and a dramatic thunderstorm that hurls rainwater down on the capital, it suddenly becomes something totally different: the site of a major disaster as the Thames Barrier is breached and London is flooded. With streets underwater, communications down, rats pouring up out of the sewers, and thousands of people in a state of panic, survival becomes a very key issue for Ben and his mates.

Sarah Mitchell stood at the helm of the fishing vessel, Serenity, her steady gaze sweeping over her crew. The wind ruffled her wind blown brown hair as she cleared her throat and addressed them, her voice carrying the weight of experience. "Alright, everyone gather round," she called out, her words cutting through the murmur of anticipation that tinged the air. The crew quickly assembled on deck, their faces reflecting a mix of excitement and solemnity.

Mister Tidwell is a scholarly Oxford professor snatched out of his bookish world and pressed into service aboard Lord Nelson’s legendary British fleet - in the position of schoolmaster. Such is the life of the land-loving, seafaring Mister Tidwell, Gunner. Thrust into service at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Tidwell soon finds himself directly in the line of fire and way out of his depth. Fate has cast him into a terrible and terrifying spot - alone on deck to face the fearsome approach of a French man-o’-war.

Barney wasn't happy when his parents moved him from the swamps of Louisiana to the mountains of Tennessee, but that was before he met Silas and Billie. Now it's nothing but fun, sun, and mountain air, until a large boot print is found near the creek behind the barn.

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