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Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked. This is what happens next.

Collected here for the first time is every piece of short fiction from bestselling author Mira Grant's acclaimed Newsflesh series. Mira Grant creates a chilling portrait of an America paralyzed with fear; only the brave, the determined, or the very stupid venture out into the wild.

When a virus spreads through a New York City neighborhood, the politically ambitious governor orders a quarantine of all dogs. Veterinarian Samantha Lewis is struggling to keep her no-kill shelter open, but the one person she needs is the last one she'd ever want to call on.

In early 1900s Texas, Samantha Gordon, heiress to a large cattle ranch, and Nathan Holloway, a charming farm boy, find their fates intertwined. As changes sweep the rustic countryside, their connection drives this narrative compulsively forward--as they love, lose, and betray.

Bob Reynolds doesn't recognize the body in the creek, but he does recognize the danger of it. He's a newcomer to town but not entirely welcome. He would rather pretend he never saw the body, but when it disappears he begins to doubt what little he knew about this secretive town.

Vincent Moretti is one of the NYPD's top homicide detectives who has spent years working alongside his longtime partner, Jill--who drives him crazy with desire. When Vin sees Jill with someone else he feels jealous and desperate to find a way to convince her to be his partner for life.

In this utterly unconventional, autobiographical novel, Mark Leyner gives a reading in the food court of a mall. Besides Mark's mother, who's driven him to the mall and introduces him before he begins, and a few employees of fast food chain Panda Express who ask a handful of questions, the reading is completely without audience.

Since finding a dead earl tied to his missing sister's bed, Captain Harcourt is at the mercy of the captivating Miss Ivory Moore of Chegarre & Associates, known for smoothing over the direst of scandals. He's never met a woman with her nerve, yet she's somehow flawless.

When John Byrne is arrested in a case of mistaken identity, he is picked up by Thomas Hayes. Hayes, a special ops commander, claims his team has been wrongly accused of terrorism. Byrne must decide where his allegiances lie--or he and the whole country will face the consequences.

Electricity is a new power in the early 1900s, and it becomes Roscoe Martin's life work. When his family inherits a failing farm, he uses his electrical skills to siphon energy. But everything changes after a man is electrocuted by his illegal lines and Roscoe must face prison alone.