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Chasers
They Don’t Bite. They Don’t Speak. They Only Chase. And Kill.Ben just wants to get his kids home after a long day. But when his quiet suburban street erupts with flashing lights, sirens, and neighbors shackled to gurneys, the night turns into a waking nightmare.
Within hours and without warning, ordinary people—including Ben’s wife—are overtaken by something savage, silent, and unstoppable. These are not zombies in the usual sense. There is no biting, no infection, no cure—only relentless chasers who never stop once they’ve locked on to their prey.
With his son bleeding out and his toddler daughter in his arms, Ben is thrust into the heart of a sudden, brutal epidemic. Streets flood with chaos. Police and hospitals collapse under the weight of disaster. And anyone, at any moment, can become one of them.
Chasers is a zombie apocalypse thriller that pushes survival to its breaking point. A desperate father must navigate betrayal and impossible choices to keep his children alive in a city consumed by fear and violence. This is more than just a fight to survive—it’s a race against time in a world where family can become the deadliest threat of all.
For fans of zombie books for adults, zombie thrillers, and terrifying immersive thriller books, Chasers blends the best of post-apocalyptic zombie fiction with the raw emotion of a father’s desperate fight for his children.
Within hours and without warning, ordinary people—including Ben’s wife—are overtaken by something savage, silent, and unstoppable. These are not zombies in the usual sense. There is no biting, no infection, no cure—only relentless chasers who never stop once they’ve locked on to their prey.
With his son bleeding out and his toddler daughter in his arms, Ben is thrust into the heart of a sudden, brutal epidemic. Streets flood with chaos. Police and hospitals collapse under the weight of disaster. And anyone, at any moment, can become one of them.
Chasers is a zombie apocalypse thriller that pushes survival to its breaking point. A desperate father must navigate betrayal and impossible choices to keep his children alive in a city consumed by fear and violence. This is more than just a fight to survive—it’s a race against time in a world where family can become the deadliest threat of all.
For fans of zombie books for adults, zombie thrillers, and terrifying immersive thriller books, Chasers blends the best of post-apocalyptic zombie fiction with the raw emotion of a father’s desperate fight for his children.
267 pages, Paperback
Published October 28, 2025
About the author
Tom Leveen
53 books242 followersTom Leveen is the author of nine novels originally with imprints of Random House, Simon & Schuster, Abrams, and more. He has written with Todd McFarlane on SPAWN, the comic book series, and fiction for the TTRPG BattleTech for Topps, Inc.
Recently an early literacy specialist with Phoenix Public Library, Tom has twelve years of previous library work experience. He also has 22 years of theatre experience as an actor and director, and has been the Artistic Director for two different award-winning theatre companies.
Tom wrote his first story in second grade and has been writing and telling stories ever since. His first horror novel, SICK, won the Westchester Fiction Award and the Grand Canyon Reader Award. His novel ZERO was a Best Book of 2013 (American Library Association/Young Adult Library Services Association).
A frequent guest speaker and teacher, Tom has taught, paneled, and/or keynoted for SCBWI, RWA, Desert Nights Rising Stars, Phoenix ComiCon, AzLA, NCTE, TEDx, People of Color Network, Western New Mexico University, Arizona State University, Arizona Reading Association, Kennesaw State University, multiple schools and conferences throughout Germany, AETA, the Los Angeles Teen Book Fest, and many others.
In addition, apropos of absolutely nothing, Tom:
Finished a marathon (in six and half hours) and a triathalon sprint in 2 hours, earned a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, co-hosted a public access comedy show, directed 30 plays and acted in 30 more, ran a theatre company out of his backyard, met almost all of his literary heroes except for Stephen King, played in a punk band live in front of actual people (once), prefers the Hero System but nevertheless runs a warlock minotaur and storm cleric elf when time permits, trained at the Utah Shakespeare Festival Actor Training program for five sessions, was Best Masque & Gavel Member in high school, lettered in Speech, has a rock in one finger from a pretty bad bail on his (now stolen) Tony Hawk, was the safari train driver for the Phoenix Zoo for a short time, worked in the stock room for Forever 21 for an even shorter time, completed a Spartan Sprint with three friends, and spent twenty years earning his Bachelor of Science degree. He is currently in an MFA program at a major international university.
So if there's something you want to do, go do it.
Recently an early literacy specialist with Phoenix Public Library, Tom has twelve years of previous library work experience. He also has 22 years of theatre experience as an actor and director, and has been the Artistic Director for two different award-winning theatre companies.
Tom wrote his first story in second grade and has been writing and telling stories ever since. His first horror novel, SICK, won the Westchester Fiction Award and the Grand Canyon Reader Award. His novel ZERO was a Best Book of 2013 (American Library Association/Young Adult Library Services Association).
A frequent guest speaker and teacher, Tom has taught, paneled, and/or keynoted for SCBWI, RWA, Desert Nights Rising Stars, Phoenix ComiCon, AzLA, NCTE, TEDx, People of Color Network, Western New Mexico University, Arizona State University, Arizona Reading Association, Kennesaw State University, multiple schools and conferences throughout Germany, AETA, the Los Angeles Teen Book Fest, and many others.
In addition, apropos of absolutely nothing, Tom:
Finished a marathon (in six and half hours) and a triathalon sprint in 2 hours, earned a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, co-hosted a public access comedy show, directed 30 plays and acted in 30 more, ran a theatre company out of his backyard, met almost all of his literary heroes except for Stephen King, played in a punk band live in front of actual people (once), prefers the Hero System but nevertheless runs a warlock minotaur and storm cleric elf when time permits, trained at the Utah Shakespeare Festival Actor Training program for five sessions, was Best Masque & Gavel Member in high school, lettered in Speech, has a rock in one finger from a pretty bad bail on his (now stolen) Tony Hawk, was the safari train driver for the Phoenix Zoo for a short time, worked in the stock room for Forever 21 for an even shorter time, completed a Spartan Sprint with three friends, and spent twenty years earning his Bachelor of Science degree. He is currently in an MFA program at a major international university.
So if there's something you want to do, go do it.
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February 10, 2026
What I Did Like:
+I appreciate the way this jumped into horror so quickly. You get a couple of chapters of normal bliss before the rug is pulled out from under you. It’s shocking in the best way.
+The characters are wonderful, which is always a problem in horror because no one is safe. There are some HEARTBREAKING scenes in this one (that hospital was rough) and some that are shocking. The fact that you can connect with them all so fast is a testament to how well they’re written.
+The pacing is perfect. It starts quick and moves even faster. It reads as desperate and dangerous, which it absolutely should be. Perfect pacing.
+The ending is perfect. Did I want more? Yes, absolutely. But for this book and this story, that ending is perfect. It’s rough and broken and apocalyptic but it’ll stay with you for a long time.
Who Should Read This One:
-Horror fans. This is intentionally terrifying and has the right amount of gore. It’s well done and will appeal to horror fans, for sure.
-Zombie fans. This is NOT a typical zombie story and that is ALWAYS a good thing. It’s original, fresh, and well written.
My Rating: 4 Stars
Look, this book is near perfect but if you don’t read zombies as horror it’s not for you. But if you do … highly recommended.
For Full Review: https://alltherightreads.com/2026/02/...
+I appreciate the way this jumped into horror so quickly. You get a couple of chapters of normal bliss before the rug is pulled out from under you. It’s shocking in the best way.
+The characters are wonderful, which is always a problem in horror because no one is safe. There are some HEARTBREAKING scenes in this one (that hospital was rough) and some that are shocking. The fact that you can connect with them all so fast is a testament to how well they’re written.
+The pacing is perfect. It starts quick and moves even faster. It reads as desperate and dangerous, which it absolutely should be. Perfect pacing.
+The ending is perfect. Did I want more? Yes, absolutely. But for this book and this story, that ending is perfect. It’s rough and broken and apocalyptic but it’ll stay with you for a long time.
Who Should Read This One:
-Horror fans. This is intentionally terrifying and has the right amount of gore. It’s well done and will appeal to horror fans, for sure.
-Zombie fans. This is NOT a typical zombie story and that is ALWAYS a good thing. It’s original, fresh, and well written.
My Rating: 4 Stars
Look, this book is near perfect but if you don’t read zombies as horror it’s not for you. But if you do … highly recommended.
For Full Review: https://alltherightreads.com/2026/02/...
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