Killing the Dead Series by Richard Murray

Ryan has spent his entire life trying not to be noticed. He dresses modestly, pays his bills on time and keeps to himself. No one knows that he is an active serial killer. All of that has to change. As a man who has spent his life alone, must put all of his skills to the test to find some way to stay alive when the dead start to rise and the world around him crumbles. This is the first in a series of books that focuses on the people trying to survive during a zombie apocalypse... moreRyan has spent his entire life trying not to be noticed. He dresses modestly, pays his bills on time and keeps to himself. No one knows that he is an active serial killer. All of that has to change. As a man who has spent his life alone, must put all of his skills to the test to find some way to stay alive when the dead start to rise and the world around him crumbles. This is the first in a series of books that focuses on the people trying to survive during a zombie apocalypse. The problems they face and the people they encounter as the modern world they are used to comes to an end. less

Ryan and Lily keep their group of survivors moving as they search for a place of safety to survive as the winter season begins. Short on supplies and weapons to defend themselves they know it is just a matter of time before the Zombies move out of the cities and spread through the country searching for fresh prey. Search for Safety is continues the Killing the Dead series and contains adult language, themes and violence.

Finding himself all alone, Ryan decides to follow after Lily and the group with the hope of meeting up with them as soon as possible.What would have been a short journey before the apocalypse began, is now a perilous trek through the zombie infested countryside of England. With no weapons and few supplies, Ryan has to do what he can to survive.This is the third book in the Killing the Dead series and contains adult language, themes and violence.

"This zombie, this pathetic shell of a human being who would have been nothing more than a victim to me just days ago had scared me. Me! I was the one who scared others. I was the one who brought fear and death."Meet Ryan, the quiet unassuming serial killer from the north of England. Caught up in the end of the world when the zombies rise, eager to deprive him of all of his potential victims... more"This zombie, this pathetic shell of a human being who would have been nothing more than a victim to me just days ago had scared me. Me! I was the one who scared others. I was the one who brought fear and death."Meet Ryan, the quiet unassuming serial killer from the north of England. Caught up in the end of the world when the zombies rise, eager to deprive him of all of his potential victims.A world turned upside down, a serial killer with more than enough zombies to kill to perhaps quench even his thirst for blood and a fine line between killing the living and Killing the Dead.Please note this series contains adult themes, violence and some swearing. less

After the devastating attack on their camp by the undead, Ryan and Lily are stuck on the boat in the lake with the rest of their ragged group. Only Ryan knows that Beth is infected and will soon turn.The chances of surviving the apocalypse are becoming slimmer. With few options remaining and almost no supplies or weapons, the harsh weather of the winter months rolls in with full force. The threat of death is all around them as Ryan battles the growing need to kill... moreAfter the devastating attack on their camp by the undead, Ryan and Lily are stuck on the boat in the lake with the rest of their ragged group. Only Ryan knows that Beth is infected and will soon turn.The chances of surviving the apocalypse are becoming slimmer. With few options remaining and almost no supplies or weapons, the harsh weather of the winter months rolls in with full force. The threat of death is all around them as Ryan battles the growing need to kill. Hope is something long abandoned. less

Devastated from his recent loss and reeling from the wounds sustained when he sought revenge on the deserters who were to blame, Ryan finds he now has to deal with his secret being revealed to those who called him friend. With growing distrust from the people around him and struggling to cope with unfamiliar feelings, Ryan must come to terms with the person he is and the one he's becoming. This is the 5th book in the Killing the Dead series.

Cast out from the group Ryan finds himself facing a lonely and short life amongst the undead that are ravaging the land.With winter storms, undead hordes and the loss of Lily and his friends, all he has left are his plans for vengeance against his enemies while keeping his friends safe. Whatever else happens, the end is fast approaching and as he knows, everything must end.

After the attack on their island home, Ryan and Lily prepare for their journey north to Scotland. Their ultimate aim, to find the Royal Naval forces that are rumored to have landed there. In the hopes of handing over the data Becky brought with her and finding somewhere safe for Cass to have her baby. The journey won't be easy, the way is long and the country they had known is gone. Those who survived the bleak winter are as big a threat as the evolving zombies that cover the world.

Lily is wounded and close to death. Ryan, in a desperate attempt to get the medicine she needs, will risk everything to rush north and enter the university town of Dumfries. Family reunions, new friends and enemies along with the growing threat of the evolving undead will make for a stressful time as the group face their toughest challenge yet. One which may prove too much even for them. ​

Ryan, having broken the one promise he'd made to Lily, has left the group. As they continue north in search of the Royal Navy's safe zone, he heads in the opposite direction, back towards England. With just Georgia for company and nothing holding him back, he faces the struggle to return to the serial killer he had once been. Hampered by his recent losses and the ever present undead, thing's don't quite go his way.

The complete second season of the Killing the Dead saga. Ryan and Lily, having found a place of safety for the survivor group they were with, head off on a long journey north into Scotland where they hope to find, not just more survivors, but the Royal Navy too. As they go, they will experience pain and joy, love and loss, and will be tested to their very limits as the undead stalk the land, looking for fresh prey as they evolve and change into something far deadlier... moreThe complete second season of the Killing the Dead saga. Ryan and Lily, having found a place of safety for the survivor group they were with, head off on a long journey north into Scotland where they hope to find, not just more survivors, but the Royal Navy too. As they go, they will experience pain and joy, love and loss, and will be tested to their very limits as the undead stalk the land, looking for fresh prey as they evolve and change into something far deadlier. It will take everything Ryan and Lily can bear, to bring order to the apocalypse, one life saved, or taken, at a time. less

The world has fallen. Humanity has retreated to small enclaves while the undead stalk the land. In the largest of those place, on an island just off the Scottish coast, the largest number of those survivors have gathered. Plagued by a seemingly endless list of new problems each day, they sit on their island, paralyzed into inaction. When Lily returns, bringing her lover and one time serial killer, Ryan, along with the cult of the dead that he has gathered around himself, change will come... moreThe world has fallen. Humanity has retreated to small enclaves while the undead stalk the land. In the largest of those place, on an island just off the Scottish coast, the largest number of those survivors have gathered. Plagued by a seemingly endless list of new problems each day, they sit on their island, paralyzed into inaction. When Lily returns, bringing her lover and one time serial killer, Ryan, along with the cult of the dead that he has gathered around himself, change will come. Whether with blood and death or softly spoken words, change must arrive. For there are greater dangers in the world as more Reapers arise, gathering armies of the zombies around them to war upon each other and the few remaining humans too. The war of the dead has begun and the only hope of humanity have a new challenge brewing that may test their relationship in a way they had never expected. This is the first book in the third season of the Killing the Dead series. less

Lily, stuck wondering if her lover, Ryan, has left abandoned her the very night she had told him she was pregnant, finds herself under increasing pressure to maintain her hold on the people of the island she has just seized control of. With threats both internal and external, she may well find her rule to be short and ending in violence... moreLily, stuck wondering if her lover, Ryan, has left abandoned her the very night she had told him she was pregnant, finds herself under increasing pressure to maintain her hold on the people of the island she has just seized control of. With threats both internal and external, she may well find her rule to be short and ending in violence. Ryan, meanwhile, is taken across the highlands of Scotland by his captors to a place where he will face an uncertain future of his own, but may well find some answers to questions he has long held, as well as some unpleasant revelations. Book 14 of the Killing the Dead series is here, with action, violence and our favourite serial killer doing what he loves as he survives the zombie apocalypse. less

Ryan and his friends are on their way to London, intending to meet up with Lily's army to make war on Genpact, the architects of the zombie apocalypse. Unknown to him, that army is not going to be waiting. Lily, with a fleet of raiders headed towards her home, has to find a way to stop them before they lay waste to the world she is rebuilding. Both, are up against impossible odds and the only way to win, is to be willing to sacrifice everything.