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Since it's October, I'll go with a horror theme and ten books
I want to read that feature dangerous trips, part 4!
1) WM Mortensen-Slithers
On a remote country
road, heading out to a weekend party, Tobe West and his friends pick up
two hitchhikers. It seems like the right thing to do. No-one could have predicted the freak car accident that is about to change their lives. Stranded
in the middle of nowhere, Tobe and the others are faced with a
landscape suddenly unfamiliar, in a universe that has come loose from
its moorings. Strange things slither in the woods, and spectral lights
hover just off the road. A petrol station, shining brightly in a world
otherwise dark and frightening, promises safe haven, but Tobe learns the
biggest threat lies within the very people he’s trying to protect. As
reality breaks down and dangers multiply, Tobe must uncover the hidden
agenda of one of the survivors... and keep the others safe from
something lurking in the darkness. Something that is hunting them all.
2) CG Mosley-The Island In The Mist
Millionaire Angus
Wedgeworth makes a startling discovery on a tiny island in the heart of
the Bermuda Triangle! However, there is a slight problem...the island is
inhabited by savage dinosaurs. Angus assembles a team to
accompany him to the island but keeps the details to himself. After
tricking a paleontologist and his girlfriend to join them on the
expedition, things begin to spiral wildly out of control. The
secret hidden on the The Island In The Mist has kept the prehistoric
beasts from extinction. Man will not be able to claim it without a
fight!
3) Lee Mountford-Horror In The Woods
Finding that desecrated body was only the beginning....For
Ashley and her three friends, it was supposed to be an adventure-filled
weekend. A chance to get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life
and experience the peaceful tranquillity of nature. But when they ventured into those woods, their trip turned into a horror far beyond what they could have ever imagined. Because
these four friends have wandered into the territory of the violent,
grotesque Webb family. A group of psychopaths who have a taste for human
meat. And they are hungry! Ashley and her friends must face this evil head on, and, worse, discover the shocking secret behind the family's existence....
4) Ryan Mullaney-The Calm Before The Storm
A cross-country road
trip and a week at the beach is just what Samantha needs. To get away
and relax with friends, forget everything happened, get her life back on
track, and start being happy again. A stop to seek shelter from a
passing storm changes everything. With the weather too intense to
continue travel, they pull their Jeep up to the only home around in
hopes that the farmhouse's owner would let them rest awhile until the
tornado warning passes and the winds and rain have settled. But when the
owner of the property answers the door with a shotgun aimed to fire and
orders them inside, Samantha can only watch, unseen, as her friends are
taken inside to meet an unknown fate. As the only hope for her
friends getting out alive, Samantha must figure out what to do, and do
it soon. The storm is only getting worse.
5) Adam Nevill-The Ritual
Four old university
friends reunite for a hiking trip in the Scandinavian wilderness of the
Arctic Circle. No longer young men, they have little left in common and
tensions rise as they struggle to connect. Frustrated and tired they
take a shortcut that turns their hike into a nightmare that could cost
them their lives. Lost, hungry and surrounded by forest untouched
for millennia, they stumble across an isolated old house. Inside, they
find the macabre remains of old rites and pagan sacrifices; ancient
artefacts and unidentifiable bones. A place of dark ritual and home to a
bestial presence that is still present in the ancient forest, and now
they’re the prey. As the four friends struggle toward salvation they discover that death doesn’t come easy among these ancient trees...
6) Toby J Nichols-Ice Cave
Saxon Smith is on the
research trip of a lifetime in Antarctica to explore a remote ice cave
system. A previous expedition found hints that the much warmer
subsurface caves could support life and Saxon wants to make that
discovery and make a name for himself. The small team descends
into a cavern hollowed out of the ice by volcanic activity expecting
lichen and arthropods and maybe the remains of extinct life, what they
find is a lost world of dinosaurs that have adapted to the permanent
twilight, cool temperature, and constrained location. The
expedition now face a terrifying fight for survival against savage
theropods that have learned to herd and trap, and with their ice cave
ecosystem starting to fail, they’re ravenous.
7) Christopher Pearson-The Swarm
When Dallas is attacked
by a horde of giant mutated insects the only thing on Meg Donner’s mind
is returning home. Home is Kansas, home is north on the highway. Home
is the last stop on a terrifying journey that will take her through the
heart of nature’s First World War.
It's Mankind versus Bugkind, and the collective mind of The Swarm.
8) Trent Pettry-Harvest Deep
Hidden in the West Desert of Utah, the former gold rush settlement of Mammoth is now a ghost town. For
Liz Chilton, a photojournalist on assignment, it’s where her deceased
mother was raised but barely escaped with her life 40 years ago. Seeking
to reconnect with her mother’s past, Liz, her husband and another
couple take a road trip to the desolate area, where they learn that over
the decades, scores of people have gone missing. The odyssey takes a
horrifying turn when they encounter something inhuman consuming a man
and his dog—devolving into a terrifying and gripping fight for survival.
9) Duncan Ralston-The Method
Frank and Linda's
marriage is falling apart. When old friends tell them about an
"unconventional therapy retreat" called The Method, they jump at the
chance to attend. Dr. Kaspar's Lone Loon Lodge is a secluded
resort deep in the Montana wilds. The staff is friendly. The other
couple joining them is intense. But when a death occurs events quickly
spiral out of control, leaving Linda and Frank unable to trust anyone
but each other.
10) Kyle Alexander Romines-A Sound In The Dark
For Zack Allen, it was
supposed to be a chance to get away and relax. A weekend camping trip
with a small group of friends seemed like the perfect distraction from a
messy personal life, but as Zack and his friends made their way to the
camping ground at Drifter’s Folly Memorial Park, he couldn’t shake the
feeling something was terribly wrong. Zack should have listened
to his gut, because he and his friends aren’t the only ones in the
forest. Someone else is watching—someone with dark intentions. And he
wants to play a game...
