A gripping novella you can devour in one sitting. __ They said it was under control. They lied. __ The virus is meant to cure the incurable. Instead, it turns its victims into ravenous, flesh-eating hordes. Karen Gallagher tries to warn them. No one listens. Now, the world is falling apart. If Karen wants to keep her daughter alive, she has to put her faith into people she swore she'd never trust again. But there's a secret buried in the heart of this outbreak, one that could be the key to survival... or the end of everything. Told from dual points of view, The Collapse is a gripping, emotional thriller that explores how the zombie outbreak began and the lives it shatters.