Tell Me When I'm Dead: A Dave Pulaski Thriller Audiobook

A police cruiser was parked outside the hospital when we arrived. Isaac and I went up to the office of the administrator. Dr. Vale was around my friend’s age. With her was Isaac’s neighbor Patty, who looked like she had been crying…

I hated Holly. All I wanted was to make everything better so things could go back to the way they were. Kind of hard when you’re a cheating, cowardly piece of crap, though…

I hadn’t slept in more than a day. There were plenty of cheap rooms at the Pine Nut Motel, located near the railroad tracks in a crappy part of town. After what happened at the house, I was amazed I wasn’t guzzling beer by the barrel…

The broom handle felt light as I gripped it with both hands. The thing that was no longer Fred watched me as if I were an actor in a play. He seemed unaware of any threat. Outside, Stacey screamed…

What would I say to Holly when I saw her? Beg her for forgiveness? Try to convince her I was a changed man? No matter what she thought of me, I had to find her—had to protect her mother and her from what was coming…

We agreed to remain at the house in case Holly and her mother showed up. It wasn’t like my wife not to return a call or a text, even if she was mad at me…

We found Ben’s motorhome intact. In the surrounding area, there were human tracks in the pine needles. We figured a horde must have come through and, detecting no life inside the vehicle, kept moving…

Wearing her favorite housecoat—a turquoise number with little yellow ducks—Irene lurched forward. She was drenched in blood. Lugging my axe, I sprinted across the field…

Over a dinner of ham-and-cheese sandwiches and root beer, Landry explained what he was up to. He didn’t own a television set, which irritated me. I wanted to check in with Evie Champagne for the latest on the outbreak…

Landry didn’t say much as I navigated the narrow dirt road. We were headed deep into the forest to I didn’t know where—the teacher wouldn’t say…

We grabbed our weapons and waited next to the vehicles. Though I was comfortable with my axe, I felt safer with the bullpup…

I shouldn’t have taken the freeway. As we neared Tres Marias, the traffic worsened till eventually we couldn’t move. All around us, angry drivers leaned on their horns…

A chain-link fence with razor wire surrounded my old high school. Armed security guards manned a newly erected guard shack. On the roof, more of them scanned the perimeter for any sign of trouble…

Mrs. Hough lived on a cul-de-sac across the street from the house where I grew up. As we drove in, I could see how easy it would be to get trapped, with only one way out…

The sounds of gunfire and screaming swelled as Aaron and I neared the evac center. I headed for the main entrance and stopped in the middle of the street. Someone had failed to lock the doors…

When we arrived at the Royal Ranch Market, the place was in shambles. The parking lot was littered with overturned baskets, trash, and cars with slashed tires. And the building was covered in fresh graffiti…

If there was one thing I learned from Ram Chakravarthy, it’s that everything comes at a price. No pissing and moaning—take it or leave it…

I awoke from another hellish nightmare to find Holly dressed. Her hair was wet, and she smelled wonderful. I pretended not to care…

When I opened my eyes, I was lying in a sea of empty beer bottles in Jim’s kitchen. From the smell of me, I must have pissed myself. I had a blinding headache and a very real urge to hurl…

A dead man wearing a Black Dragon uniform wandered into view. Landry was the first to spot it. Weaponless, its bloody right hand was missing fingers…

Our caravan headed up a deserted private road that rimmed the forest. I kept pace with Ram’s black Land Rover, occasionally checking the rearview mirror for the motorhome. Next to me, Holly stared straight ahead, with the handgun lying in her lap…

The room Ram assigned Holly and me was comfortable. For safety, there were no windows. He explained that those we saw outside were false…

The attack came late at night. Motion sensors triggered floodlights as armed men tried to shoot out the vandal-resistant lights and cameras…

Two days later, Black Dragon showed up in three Humvees. A dozen security guards climbed out, all wearing body armor and helmets and packing AR-15s…

Things remained tense between Holly and me. She didn’t outright flirt with Chavez, but whenever he was around, her temperature went up…