Mall

Luke Chesterfield #1

by Eric J. McConnell

This shopping trip is endless.During a quick trip to his local shopping mall to get his phone fixed, Luke Chesterfield is thrust into chaos when a nuclear bomb is detonated over his hometown.Thanks to Cold War era defenses, Luke and a handful of shoppers survive the ordeal but are trapped inside the mall, isolated with only the resources available within the various retailers to navigate their new existence. Jack Jay, a handsome and confident electronics store technician, catches Luke’s eye, but their budding attraction is put on hold when Luke unearths a conspiracy among the mall’s higher-ups to pick off those who remain trapped inside.Luke, Jack, and a ragtag team of other survivors, including a department store cashier with a proclivity for weaponry, band together to uncover the secrets and eliminate the threat. But the clock is ticking…and not everyone in their newfound group of friends will survive.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2021

About the author

Eric J. McConnell is a professional opera singer and stage actor who started exploring writing when certain 2020 events made his day job illegal for a year. Park is his second novel. He holds degrees in music from the University of Miami and Northwestern University, and is an Eagle Scout, a blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, and a zealous collector of rubber ducks. He is the son of #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt.

Reviews

[Karen Flamand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting premise.

I liked the book. A quick, easy, enjoyable read. The premise is totally different but not out of the realm of possibility.

[Darryl Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nuclear apocalypse in a mall, what can go wrong? Loved this