{"title":"Lindsay Cummings","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-murder-complex","title":"The Murder Complex","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller—set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate—by Lindsay Cummings, co-author (with Sasha Alsberg) of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Zenith. \"Legend meets La Femme Nikita in this dark and dangerous bloody thriller. The nonstop action of The Murder Complex kept us guessing at every twist and turn. It's a must for fans of action-packed dystopians like The Hunger Games and Divergent.\"—Justine Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision. The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn't know it—one of the MC's programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family? Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnemies to Lovers:\u003c\/b\u003e He’s a programmed assassin. She’s a trained survivor. When they meet, their collision is either destiny or a death sentence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDual POV:\u003c\/b\u003e Told from the perspectives of both Meadow and Zephyr, this post-apocalyptic story plunges you into the minds of the hunter and the hunted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePost-Apocalyptic Survival:\u003c\/b\u003e Living on a houseboat in a flooded, dangerous Florida, Meadow has been trained for one thing: survival. But nothing can prepare her for Zephyr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamily Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Zephyr isn’t the only one with a hidden past. 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Zephyr keeps the secret about Meadow close—that if she dies, The Murder Complex will be destroyed, too. Meadow, desperate to find her brother, father, and little sister, is determined to fight fearlessly to the end, even if it means sacrificing herself and her friends, new and old. The Death Code introduces a memorable cast of secondary characters and delivers a vivid and scary thrill-ride read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knows her death is the only way to save their world. She knows her family is the only thing worth saving. 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