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Contained
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Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Grand Ozarks Media
Published: Jul 22 2026
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Buck Atkins got his family out alive.
Barely.
After three days of blood, betrayal, and impossible choices, the National Guard is broadcasting a message of hope.
Safe shelter. Medical care. Food. Protection.
All they have to do is surrender their weapons... and trust the people behind the fence.
But Buck has spent enough time in uniform to know one simple truth:
The most dangerous place in a collapsing world isn't always outside the walls.
Inside Fairview Refuge, families are fed, children laugh again, and life begins to resemble normal. Yet beneath the routine of wristbands, checkpoints, mandatory work details, and strict curfews, something isn't right.
People who report symptoms disappear.
Questions go unanswered.
Windowless trailers sit under heavy guard.
And every promise of safety comes with another rule.
As Buck searches for the truth, he realizes the camp may not be a sanctuary at all-it may be a prison built to hide a secret too terrifying for anyone to leave alive.
With his wife Lucy, young daughter Charlotte, and loyal friend Miguel depending on him, Buck must decide whether to trust the people in charge... or risk everything by exposing what they're trying to contain.
Perfect for fans of post-apocalyptic survival fiction, military thrillers, EMP disasters, zombie apocalypse novels, dystopian suspense, and character-driven survival adventures, CONTAINED delivers relentless tension, shocking twists, unforgettable characters, and the chilling realization that sometimes the greatest threat isn't the infected-it's the people claiming to protect you.
���� Start reading CONTAINED today and discover what happens when survival means choosing between the horrors outside the fence... and the secrets hidden within it.
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