Quake Series

There's No Way To Prepare In the first earth-shaking installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, the northeast experiences the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history—9.0 on the Richter Scale—and the epicenter is New York City. . . Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra has seen his beloved city under attack. He has devoted himself to putting terrorist Feroz Saeed Aliva—one of the architects behind 9/11 on trial for his role in the attacks. But Nick has never seen anything like the catastrophic events about to change New York forever. An earthquake of epic proportions. Buildings will be destroyed. Concrete will shatter. Bridges and tunnels will collapse. It strikes without warning—and gives Feroz Aliva a chance to escape. Now, plunged in chaos and darkness, Nick is determined not to let his adversary get away. Aliva swore he would get his revenge, that he would hunt down Nick's daughter at Columbia University and make her pay for America's crimes. . .with her life.

The Terror Is Just Beginning. . . In the second shattering installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, a handful of survivors rise from the ruins of a shattered New York City—and the real battle begins. . . Caught in the chaos of the most massive earthquake in American history, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra is determined to reach his daughter in uptown and save her from the terrorist he tried to convinct. But along the way, he finds other survivors—some seriously wounded, others reeling in shock, all clinging to the hope their loved ones are alive. Hector Mendoza, a veteran FBI agent who worked with Nick on some of his toughest cases, is desperate to see his wife Jana, a nurse on the Upper West Side. But for Nick and Hector to reach their families, they must head north through a city now barely recognizable. They must cross the broken remains of lower Manhattan and enter a dangerous new world of desperate survivors, deranged minds, and deadly gangs running wild in a city where law and order no longer exist. . . 15,200 Words

State Of Emergency In the third electrifying installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, a series of aftershocks transform New York City from a high-risk disaster zone—into hell on earth . . . It happened so fast. The earth trembling, buildings falling, civilization collapsing in a matter of moments. But once survivors began to emerge from the rubble, U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra and FBI agent Hector Mendoza thought the worst was over. They thought wrong. A new wave of aftershocks is shaking the city to its very core. Nightmarish scenes of destruction await them as they journey north to find their loved ones. Armed gangs roam amidst the devastation like rats, Penn Station explodes, and a series of tremors nearly bring down all of Times Square. But Nick has other things to worry about. An accused terrorist has escaped his grasp. His only daughter has been targeted for revenge. And a catastrophic leak at the Indian Point Nuclear Plant could expose them all to a fate worse than death. . . 15,000 Words

Rescue 9-1-1 In the fourth terrifying installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, a daring rescue in a midtown hospital poses the deadliest risk of all—when the walls come tumbling down. . . Heading northward toward Columbus Circle, U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra and FBI agent Hector Mendoza have blazed a desperate trail across the hellish ruins of what used to be Manhattan. Now they've reached the west-side hospital where Mendoza's wife Jana works as a nurse. The building appears to be stable. But deep within its darkened halls, chaos reigns. Most of the survivors are in panic mode. And the dedicated Jana refuses to abandon her patients. Her biggest concern: the children's wing. The youngest and most vulnerable of patients must be evacuated from the building immediately—before another wave of aftershocks brings the hospital crashing down around them. But time is running out. And the slightest tremor could bury them all alive. . . In the moment of truth, every man, woman, and child must come together—and conquer their fears—if they hope to survive the QUAKE. 14,600 Words

Terror Hits Home In the sixth and final installment of Jack Douglas's Quake, one American hero emerges from the ruins of a devastated New York to fight one ruthless terrorist—to the death. . . It's all come down to this. After surviving the the most devastating earthquake ever to hit the U.S. . ..after leading a band of survivors from one end of Manhattan to the other. . .after saving his daughter from nature's wrath and humanity's worst. . .U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra must go head to head with the 9/11 terrorist who escaped his grasp in the chaos of the quake. As his sworn enemy, Feroz Saeed Alivi, will not stop until Nick and his family are dead and buried—or worse. Even in this moment of crisis, when the shockwaves have triggered a leak at the the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, Alivi will not give up until his unholy game is over. For Nick, it's kill or be killed. . . This is the final showdown that will shake the world to the very core. This is the only way to conquer the ultimate challenge of the QUAKE. 14,400 Words

Operation Underground In the fifth terrifying installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, the survivors are forced to seek shelter from the devastation—in the pitch-black tunnels beneath the city. . . Before the earthquake destroyed New York City, the subway system provided fast, easy transport for every urban commuter. But now—buried beneath tons of concrete, rubble, and steel—the tunnels offer a very different kind of ride. Rats, sewage, and live electrical wires criss-cross the underground maze like a deadly web hungryfor new victims. Rotting corpses lay side by side in subway cars like dead-eyed fish. But for U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra and a small band of survivors, the tunnels are the only route to safety—and their one last chance to get out of this alive. For Nick, the stakes are even higher. He's got to find his daughter at Columbia University—before a crazed escaped terrorist finds her first. . .. This is about more than survival. It's about revenge. And only one man will be left standing—after the QUAKE. 17,000 Words

Escape From New York New York City has seen its share of disasters. Terrorist attacks. Blackouts. Hurricanes. Floods. But nothing has prepared the Big Apple for the biggest earthquake to ever  hit the United States. 9.0 on the Richter scale. Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs are a smoldering disaster, plunging New York into terrifying chaos. Skyscrapers and bridges have collapsed, killing hundreds of thousands. For a handful of survivors, the nightmare is just beginning. . . Clawing north, navigating the ruined city amidst violent aftershocks, FBI agent Hector Mendoza hopes to reunite with his wife. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra is hellbent on finding his daughter way uptown at Columbia University--before a 9/11 conspirator who escaped during the quake finds her first. But the Indian Point nuclear power plant, 40 miles north, is severely damaged. A deadly cloud of radiation is drifting toward the city. The only chance for survival is going down into the subways--and deeper still. . .