If Not Us Life Goes On 4 Surviving the Evacuation Frank Tayell Reading Order & Copyright If not now, when? If not us, who? Surviving the Evacuation: If Not Us Life Goes On, Book 4 Published by Frank Tayell Copyright 2021 All rights reserved All people, places, and (most) events are fictional. Post-Apocalyptic Detective Novels Work. Rest. Repeat. Strike a Match 1. Serious Crimes Strike a Match 2. Counterfeit Conspiracy Strike a Match 3. Endangered Nation Surviving The Evacuation / Here We Stand / Life Goes On Book 1: London Book 2: Wasteland Zombies vs The Living Dead Book 3: Family Book 4: Unsafe Haven Book 5: Reunion Book 6: Harvest Book 7: Home Here We Stand 1: Infected Here We Stand 2: Divided Book 8: Anglesey Book 9: Ireland Book 10: The Last Candidate Book 11: Search and Rescue Book 12: Britain’s End Book 13: Future’s Beginning Book 14: Mort Vivant Book 15: Where There’s Hope Book 16: Unwanted Visitors, Unwelcome Guests Life Goes On 1: Outback Outbreak Life Goes On 2: No More News Life Goes On 3: While the Lights Are On Book 17: There We Stood Life Goes On 4: If Not Us To join the mailing list, and be among the first to know about new titles, click here: http://eepurl.com/brl1A1 For more information, visit: http://www.FrankTayell.com www.facebook.com/TheEvacuation http://twitter.com/FrankTayell Synopsis If not us, who? If not now, when? As the much-depleted United Nations meets in Canberra, the scale of the global catastrophe becomes clear. The tsunami left Brisbane a flooded ruin. Vanuatu has disappeared. The Madagascan evacuation has failed. Vancouver has been reduced to a radioactive crater. For as far west as Mozambique, as far to the east as Chile, and as far north as Canada, the world is a catalogue of devastation. From the Atlantic, there has been no news since the early days of the outbreak, four weeks ago. With the satellite networks down, searching for survivors is difficult. With the relief fleets destroyed, rescue is impossible. While the fallout is still settling, the collective minds of the refugees in Australia focus on rebuilding as a distraction from the rising risk of radiation and extinction. Commissioner Tess Qwong has a different duty. She must find those responsible for this ultimate crime against humanity. Her investigation into the failed coup provides the identity of those behind the outbreak and the location of their lab. With her misfit group of Special Forces and civilian conscripts, she heads to Mozambique. There, a New Zealand frigate will take them on into the unknown dangers of the Atlantic. But while they hunt the radioactive seas for the war criminals, below the waves their enemy is hunting for them. From Perth to Panama, from South Africa to South America, from paradise islands to radioactive wastelands, the battle against extinction continues. Table of Contents The Investigation So Far Part 1: Evacuation 14th March Chapter 1 - While the Lights Are On Chapter 2 - No Ball Games in the Garage Chapter 3 - A New Parliament Chapter 4 - Family Loyalties 15th March Chapter 5 - The Taste of a Dollar Chapter 6 - Out of the Fire, Into the Firing Line Chapter 7 - Warriors Chapter 8 - A Bridge Too Far Chapter 9 - Almost Paradise Chapter 10 - Waves of Death 16th March Chapter 11 - Prayer for the Living 17th March Chapter 12 - The Worst Workout Part 2: A Copper Log 18th March Chapter 13 - A Commissioner’s Diary 19th March Chapter 14 - Daily Exercise 20th March Chapter 15 - Radio Free England 21st March Chapter 16 - Sherlock Holmes Part 3: Forgotten Lessons from Not So Long Ago 22nd March Chapter 17 - The Cape of Lost Hope Chapter 18 - Too Old for Toys Chapter 19 - Rooftop Safari Chapter 20 - Nitro Express Chapter 21 - Never Leave the Living With Regret 23rd March Chapter 22 - At Sea, On Land Chapter 23 - The Crazy Things We Do For Our Kids Chapter 24 - News From Above Part 4: The Point of No Return 24th March Chapter 25 - Other Rooftops Chapter 26 - The Courageous 26th March Chapter 27 - Brace for Impact 27th March Chapter 28 - Axe and Stone 28th March Chapter 29 - An Old Type of New Sail 29th March Chapter 30 - Simmer and Fizz 30th March Chapter 31 - A Joke of a Ship 31st March Chapter 32 - America Part 5: Two Sisters, One Brother 1st April Chapter 33 - Bienvenue à la Belle France 2nd April Chapter 34 - Evidence at Sea 3rd April Chapter 35 - Tomorrow’s Battle 4th April Chapter 36 - A Desert Rose Chapter 37 - Solar Panels Underground Chapter 38 - Atropine for the Soul 5th April Chapter 39 - Two out of Thirty Minutes 6th April Chapter 40 - A Ship, a Plan, a Canal: Panama? 7th April Chapter 41 - Pirates of the Caribbean Chapter 42 - Catching a Shark Chapter 43 - Pursue and Ye Shall Find Chapter 44 - A Long Way From the Outback Epilogue - Do You? Part 1 Evacuation Australia and Africa The Investigation So Far Canberra International Airport, Australia Canberra’s first-class lounge echoed with a metallic, and occasionally wooden, clatter as four Australian conscripts opened travel-worn crates of AKM assault rifles: Clyde Brook, a soldier turned aid-worker; Teegan Toppley, a retired gunrunner still technically serving a four-year sentence; Bianca Clague, a former socialite who still wore her jewels; and Elaina Slater, a primary school teacher who’d volunteered as a soldier to keep her pupils safe. “Even I know you shouldn’t store guns in sand,” Bianca said. “These weren’t stored,” Teegan Toppley said. “They were hidden. Probably on a beach, with the location recorded on an X-marks-the-spot treasure map.” “Oh, c’mon, Teegan,” Elaina said. “There’s only one time in history where X ever really marked the
