Books like 'The Corpse on the Grating'
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Legion by Dirk Patton
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the thrilling V Plague series finale, the continued survival of what remains of the human race hangs in the balance and John is forced to make an impossible decision... -
Vengeance by Christopher Artinian
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe residents of Safe Haven had fought the living, the dead and the worst winter in decades. They had earned their time of peace. They had earned their dream of happiness. But now…now it’s all gone to Hell. For Mike, Emma, Lucy and Wren, their most treacherous journey has just begun... -
Refugees by D.J. Molles
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA SOLDIER'S MISSION IN A WORLD GONE TO HELL: SURVIVE, RESCUE, REBUILD He has fought the fight, and run the race. But the enemies never stop coming, and the race has no finish line. It has been three months since Captain Lee Harden found the survivors at Camp Ryder. With winter looming, Lee is on the verge of establishing Camp Ryder as a hub of safety and stability in the region... -
Britain's End by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity is at a crossroads. Either all will survive, or our species will perish. Anglesey became a refuge for survivors from across the world, but living in the shadow of a decrepit nuclear power station was always a precarious existence. There is only one destination for their final exodus from Britain, but Belfast won’t become their new home... -
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Fractured by D.J. Molles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis is the destiny of those who stand for others. Their honor will be bought in blood and pain. The Camp Ryder Hub is broken. Lee is nowhere to be found, and his allies are scattered across the state, each of them learning that their missions will not be as easy as they thought... -
Aftermath by D.J. Molles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNothing has gone according to plan.To Captain Lee Harden, Project Hometown feels like a distant dream and the completion of his mission seems unattainable.Wounded and weaponless, he has stumbled upon a group of survivors that seems willing to help. But a tragedy in the group causes a deep rift to come to light and forces him into action...Categorized as:
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Takedown by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Dice Are Cast... Death Watches and WaitsThe sanctuary walls were breached and through them poured screaming hordes of night runners. About to be overrun, the survivors formed a last stand against the thousands that threatened to end their existence... -
Conspiracy by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA shot taken... A new enemy revealed... Lynn has been rescued from deep within the heart of a night runner lair. The answer why she was taken remains a mystery. Sandra lies in a pool of her own blood ending her desperate measures to draw Jack to her. As Red Team celebrates their joy of Lynn’s freedom, they are unaware that a sight is centered on them from afar... -
Awakening by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAwareness grows...The gathering commences....The world has changed. Jack Walker and the other survivors must adjust with it if they are to have a chance. They've managed to stay one step ahead so far but the gap is narrowing. The night runners are growing and adapting. The rules are changing.The deadliest threatsAre those that build unseen.. -
Reckoning by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBlood had been spilled... Retribution is at hand... Greg rescues several survivors from the clutches of a fanatical group only to find a mysterious force behind him. With only a small team accompanying him, he flees into the night with the force following. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. Leonard finds their home port lying in ruins... -
Capital Falling by Lance Winkless
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCapital Falling Lance Winkless As black smoke rises, order disintegrates... Former SAS soldier Andy Richards is no stranger to horrors, but no training could ever have prepared him for the nightmare unfolding at home. While a viral epidemic hammers London, Andy finds himself trapped in the epicenter, forced to protect his family... -
The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Everyone here is already exposed. Don’t come here. Your family is dead. Your friends are dead. Do not trust anyone from the City. There may already be people out there who are infected and don’t know it. Do not let them in. Do not let yourself be moved by pity. They are deadly... -
Cruising the 'Poc by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Steve continues on the journey to check on his parents and keep his adopted family safe as they slog through the Florida heat towards the much hyped Tennessee cabin. There's more dangers in this 'new normal' than just the Zombies! He documents the journey in his Zournal... -
The Raven: Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro The Raven: Tales and Poems is a landmark new anthology of Poe's work, which defied convention, shocked readers, and confounded critics. This selection of Poe's writings demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind... -
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Uprising by A.R. Wise
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe High Rollers are falling apart. Billy is leading them into war against the wishes of Laura, who is intent on living in peace. Unbeknownst to them, one among them holds the cure that could save all mankind, and there are two powerful enemies that want it... -
Legacies by A.R. Wise
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the penultimate book of the second series of Deadlocked, the High Rollers struggle to find their way after an enormous loss. They fell into the trap of a madman and the horde is closing in even as the town burns around them. Meanwhile, Hero is dealing with his contraction of what is known as the Tempest Strain, a virus capable of infecting any mammal... -
Sons of Reagan by A.R. Wise
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe finale of the second series of Deadlocked.The High Rollers are ready to take revenge against the forces aligned against them. A hard and long winter has forced them into hiding, but has also given them a respite from something else… something far worse than anything they’ve battled so far.The Noah Initiative has begun, and the land will soon be devastated by a new virus... -
Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, breathing, living friends are hard to find. Would you risk your life to save them?Nurse Alissa, her friends, and her cat Archer fight their way through a zombie-infested state to get to the safety of her mountain cabin. It offers sanctuary as well as new challenges as all the routine commodities of the modern world are now luxuries... -
Desolation by Bryan James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is lost.The undead blanket the land. The living struggle to survive. Amidst the wreckage and decay, Mike and his friends fight to continue their quest, risking everything to find Kate's daughter... -
Blood & Betrayal by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe days of being afraid of the walking dead are long since past. While they still prove to be a menace when they are found in massive herds numbering in the hundreds of thousands if not the millions, it is now the living that can be the most terrifying. Humanity is clawing to regain its place, and some will do anything to ensure their own survival... even at the cost of others... -
Dead: End by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey has been a long one; and through its twists and turns, we have lost some dear friends. Who lives to see the next sunrise? There is only one way to find out... -
After Z by J.S. Patrick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor a decade now the world has known of the existence of the Immuno-Degenerative and Epidermal Decomposition Virus (Strain 2). The world governments and several civilian agencies have, so far, managed to keep the unimaginable from happening by keeping outbreaks under control and preventing a global pandemic... -
The Village by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fungus is spreading and life is changing, becoming corrupted...Continue Ryan and Aaron's story as they flee the cottage by the hill and finally make it to the village where they hope to find safety, but the threat of the quickly spreading fungus is only growing worse, and not everyone in the village welcomes strangers. It's time to meet the locals. -
Dead: Revelations by T.W. Brown, Shawn Conn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe zombies have risen, the world has spiraled into chaos. Small pockets of survivors continue to struggle each day to survive. The best and worst of humanity fight the undead and themselves as they come to grips with a new, violent reality. See the world through Steve's eyes as he tries to balance the duties of leading a band of survivors while caring for a young, Hispanic orphan girl... -
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Redemption by Bryan James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe infection came first, hordes of undead bringing mankind swiftly to its knees. Despair and misery followed, as the remaining survivors fought the living dead--and one another--for a slim chance at survival.Through the pain and the destruction, Mike McKnight has somehow survived... -
Return by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSafety is the dream.Nightmare is the reality. A nightmare where danger lurks around every corner.Jack Walker, journeyed half way around the world and completed his daring rescue... -
Storm by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA vengeful darkness… Gathers in the night… One threat has been destroyed - another grows stronger. Even though Jack and the teams have won a major confrontation, their lives still hang by a thread. There are decisions to be made, and ones that have never been more critical. Leonard continues to try to keep his crew together after being hit by another soul-shattering blow... -
Taken by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDark clouds gatherA storm is breaking...With the sanctuary built, there is a respite from the nightly night runner assaults. Jack Walker and the group of survivors have bought themselves a little breathing room. Or have they?A peaceful daytime outing turns into yet another nightmare sweeping Robert and Bri up with it. The world has changed. Another danger has emerged...Categorized as:
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The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhoever wins the election, humanity will lose. Nine months after the outbreak, ten thousand survivors from across the globe have found a refuge on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Hordes of the undead ravage the wastelands of Britain and Ireland. Satellite images show that the rest of the world is no better... -
Search and Rescue by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot all survivors are to be trusted. Not all the conspirators are dead. February: Within hours of the outbreak, the quarantine was sabotaged. Within days, the world was gripped by civil war. March: When the lights finally went out, billions were dead. Millions more had joined the ranks of the undead. May: Anglesey has become home to nearly ten thousand survivors from across the Atlantic... -
Dissension by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFire Rains From Above...A Fracture Forms...Jack Walker and the other survivors continue their search for others. Unbeknownst to them, the night runners have initiated their own gathering and, with Michael's leadership, they are adapting. The survivors learn about some of these adaptations and strive to stay one step ahead. Their continued existence depends on it... -
Ireland by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey said there was no outbreak in Ireland. They lied. Within a few minutes of the outbreak, Manhattan was overrun by the living dead. Within a few days, the undead had reached every corner of the globe. There was no evacuation of Northern Ireland, and no quarantine in the Republic... -
Sanctuary by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDanger lurks in the shadows...A place where the brave tread warily... Jack Walker has returned from the rescue of his girlfriend with a small band of survivors. Their harrowing journey from the Middle East included a stop at the CDC where they learned vital information about the ferocious new species that hunt at night... -
Anglesey by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrapped. Alone. Unconcerned. Eight months after the outbreak, Bill Wright is trapped during a survey mission of Ireland. Surrounded by the undead, low on food and lower on water, he’s been in this situation before. Unlike before, help is only a rifle shot away. While waiting for the rescue he’s sure will come, he records the turbulent events since his last entry... -
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The End Begins by James D. Dean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was always a joke. The “what ifs” and the planning were just conversations to have fun with. Who would be the first to go? Where would people be safe? Who would survive the zombie apocalypse? No one is laughing anymore. Awakening to a nightmare, Dan Foster is forced to flee his suburban Chicago home... -
Safe Haven by Thomas Baker, Robert Wagner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA day of death. A night of terror. The Outbreak begins. What if you withstood the zombie apocalypse only to discover there were worst monsters that survived?Thousands of years of civilization came to an end in an inconceivably short time. The worst wasn’t that the virus killed its victims, it’s how revived their dead bodies to spread itself around the globe... -
Day 100 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne hundred days after humanity was brought to its knees, Elizabeth Marter has joined a small group of survivors in Boston. Under constant attack from scavengers who live beyond the city limits, Elizabeth and the others desperately try to come up with a plan. But when they learn that a more organized enemy is on the way, they realize that they face a battle for what's left of their resources... -
Live Another Day by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity teeters on the edge...Max prepares to battle Ke Tau, a brutal killer who hungers for ultimate power, but his efforts are hampered by dwindling supplies and the ever-present threat of the undead. With morale at an all-time low, the camp's inhabitants will have to stand together and face their fears if they wish to survive...Categorized as:
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Against the Current by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this second installment of the Zombies! series the horror continues as Randy and Kelly continue to battle their way towards Florida, Brenda and the girls keep fighting to stay alive and Kyler fights hard to make his way in this new world order. In this book the struggle to survive continues to get more intense as groups come together to keep outsiders out... -
The Hill by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn ancient land breeds a new threat…The Scottish Highlands; a sparse, mountainous region some say was carved by the gods themselves. Few places are as untouched as this harsh, prehistoric landscape. It is no place for man...Categorized as:
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Zombie by Chuck Palahniuk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn 'Zombies', the absurdity of both life and death are on full display as the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electronic shocks from cardiac defibrillators.Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant - this story represents everything listeners have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk.©2015 Chuck Palahniuk (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd... -
Drifters by John L. Campbell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe survivors of the Omega Virus make a desperate effort to find the living. But the walking dead aren’t done with them yet…Helicopter pilot Vladimir Yurish is a man of his word. The last thing he wants is to abandon the safety of the U.S.S. Nimitz and his newly adopted son Ben... -
Necrópolis by Carlos Sisí
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEl campamento de Carranque vive momentos dulces. Tras haber sobrevivido el ataque del Padre Isidro y sus enloquecedoras huestes de caminantes, los supervivientes se entregan a ensoñaciones y esperanzas de futuro propiciadas por los descubrimientos del doctor Rodríguez... -
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The Melting by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe quest is no longer just to survive, it's to escape. The snow is melting, and the crabs are growing more violent. At the base of a blocked-off bridge spanning the South River, Dominic and his friends plan a daunting journey to flee Warren County and the monsters that came when the snow fell.But the crabs aren't the only danger they face... -
After - Part One by D.R. Johnson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is no longer safe, no longer thriving. It has been inherited by the diseased.The red mist spread and humanity was infected. There was no stopping the curse once it started and the world's population was reduced to mindless beasts. Creatures that hungered and raged for the taste of pure, uninfected flesh.Few of those remain.Ali is not one of them... -
Rise of the Dead by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new miniseries set in the time of THE GATHERING DEAD! The dead have risen, and all across the United States, cities are becoming hunting grounds. New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles...all are falling victim to hordes of carnivorous corpses who want only one thing: to devour the living. Single Tree, California is a small resort town in Inyo County... -
El cuarto jinete by Víctor Blázquez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings¿Qué ocurriría si tus familiares, vecinos y todos aquellos a los que conoces se convirtieran en insaciables e incansables asesinos?Ven, acompáñame, Castle Hill es un pequeño y apacible pueblo americano digno de postal, un lugar donde la vida es tranquila y fácil. Todos los pueblos tienen ovejas negras pero, por lo general, la paz domina la vida de este pequeño y agradable lugar... -
Where The Dead Men Lie by James Harden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHERE THE DEAD MEN LIE – Book 3 in the Secret Apocalypse series.Rebecca Robinson and her friends are on a desperate journey across the Australian Outback.They have one, ultimate goal.Save Maria Marsh.She is the only person on record who has shown resistance to the deadly Oz virus.This is their only goal. This is all that matters.Everything else comes second. Including their own survival... -
Preparing for the Dead by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new miniseries set in the time of THE GATHERING DEAD! The dead have risen, and all across the United States, cities are becoming hunting grounds. New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles...all are falling victim to hordes of carnivorous corpses who want only one thing: to devour the living...
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