Stay Dead Books in Order

Escaping a burning cruise ship brings Winter and her companions to an island, but the zombies have followed them ashore. Their brief hope of refuge collapses as they search for another route away from an infection that refuses to stop.

A zombie outbreak erupts midway through Winter Hawk's cruise, turning fellow passengers into the undead. With scant supplies and a handful of unexpected companions, she must find a way off the ship before the infection claims them too.

More than a month into the outbreak, Winter's group enters a city filled with the undead after failing to bypass it. Searching for food and other survivors, they struggle to help Greta reach her family without becoming victims themselves.

A broken-down truck strands Winter, Isaiah, Greta, and Luke in a small town after dark. With zombies surrounding their refuge, they must decide whether the strangers sheltering at an elementary school offer help or another threat to their survival.

Winter and her companions continue their journey through the zombie apocalypse, only to face another breakdown and an injured member. Their shrinking options force them to consider whether confronting a mob of the undead offers their best chance to survive.

Survivors of a zombie apocalypse continue their struggle to remain alive as the Stay Dead series reaches its sixth installment.

A hospital overrun by zombies contains something the survivors desperately need. Entering it could help them stay alive, but retrieving the supplies requires facing the very danger they have been trying to escape throughout their journey.

After reaching Colorado and beginning a base, Winter and her friends race to gather supplies before cold weather isolates them. Their refuge may keep zombies outside, but the coming winter brings dangers that are not all among the dead.

As spring arrives, the survivors hope to plant a garden and establish a more ordinary life. Unexpected creatures threaten their settlement, forcing a choice between fighting and leaving while disagreements inside the group endanger their fragile unity.

Already reeling from divorce when the zombie apocalypse begins, Alice leaves Minnesota for the comfort she remembers in Colorado. Her journey through a landscape filled with the undead turns the search for refuge into a desperate fight to arrive alive.

A year after the outbreak, a group of survivors struggles to make life feel ordinary again. Luke's concealed discovery ignites conflict just as they realize Emily has vanished during a zombie invasion, threatening their already fragile sense of safety.

Searching for refuge during a late winter storm, Winter and her companions discover a mansion filled with mysterious keys. Its promise of a permanent home raises uneasy questions, especially when Luke uncovers something he was never meant to find.