Hunted by the dead
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In the midst of a city in a world gone to hell, Dakota Jones, an Olympic long-distance runner, has always believed in the power of endurance. As she prepares for the Olympic Games, her dream of competing is shattered by an unexpected pandemic- a pandemic that started with just a common cold.
As her parents fall gravely ill and the world around her descends into an apocalyptic nightmare, Dakota must navigate a dangerous new reality where survival is the only goal. she fights to stay alive-one step at a time. But as food runs out and the world continues to crumble, Dakota must face the hardest truth of all: survival is a lonely game, and not everyone will make it.
In a world filled with the dead and the living alike, a world turn so upside down where you would rather run into the dead than the living.
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