The Lingering (Book 1): Outbreak At Hope Cove

by Ben Brown

  The boy started to shout a warning to his father, but the crashing surf drowned out his cries. The men suddenly jumped from the boat and started attacking the two pulling the vessel ashore.

  The boy’s eyes went as wide as saucers, and he turned and started to run back towards his village. However, before he could make it more than a few yards, powerful hands pulled at his long dark hair.

  Pain filled his neck, and then a strange sensation flowed through his body. All memories and thought left him. Now all the boy felt was hunger, and the need to feed and bite.

  And so started the infection of Europe.

  About The Author

  Ben Brown was born in Reading, England. He struggled through school academically. Diagnosed with dyslexia meant being removed from class to attend ‘remedial” lessons. As a child, Ben did not enjoy reading and writing, and left school early to work with his father as a builder. It wasn’t until his mid-twenties that Ben persisted in teaching himself to read — and finally read his first novel.

  Ben emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1990, where he now lives with his wife Michelle and two adult children, Chelsea and Zac.

  To pass the hours working as a bricklayer, he would think about writing a novel. However, it took many years for him to pluck up the courage to turn his dreams into words.

  His dyslexia, and informal knowledge of the English language and grammar, made his first book a real challenge. Luckily, he had plenty of people around him to help him on his journey.

  His love of scientific facts, futuristic possibilities, and fast-paced action infects his plots and writing style. He thoroughly enjoys pushing himself creatively, which means venturing into many types of storytelling. As a consequence, his catalogue is a mixture of sci-fi, speculative and horror fiction.

  Ben now has a growing number of novels to his name, and he fully intends to expand on that number.

  Questions or comments? E-mail me at bensebooks@outlook.com or find me on the following social networks:

  Twitter: https://twitter.com/beninoz

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  All the best,

  Ben.

  Table of Contents

  THE LINGERING

  OUTBREAK AT HOPE COVE

  BY

  BEN BROWN

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  Table Of Contents

  Introduction

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Epilogue

  About The Author