No Safety In Numbers Series

The thrilling conclusion to the dystopian No Safety in Numbers trilogy where a deadly virus has turned the world upside down.

“Self-anointed king Marco remains a fantastic, complex character, and the extended denouement is rather poignant.”—Booklist

“A chilling conclusion to a gripping trilogy.”—School Library Journal

When the lights go out, the feat sets in . . .

First—a bomb released a deadly flu virus and the entire mall was quarantined.

Next—the medical teams evacuated and the windows were boarded up.

Now—the virus has mutated and the power is out. Shay, Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Ginger aren’t the same people they were two weeks ago. Just like the virus, they’ve had to change in order to survive. And when no one can see your face, you can be anyone you want to be.

If you think it’s silly to be afraid of the dark, you’re dead wrong.

In this adrenaline-fueled sequel to No Safety in Numbers, survival becomes a deadly sport that will keep you guessing until the very end.

“Riveting . . . [Lorentz’s] detailed depiction of the escalating chaos over the course of seven long days is deeply unsettling.”—The New York Times

“Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games but a giant mall is your arena and everyone is potentially a tribute.”—Seventeen

It’s been seven days since Lexi, Ryan, Marco, Shay, and thousands of other shoppers were quarantined in their suburban mall. Seven days of no showers, no information, limited food, and rising panic. Seven days of watching as a mystery virus sweeps through the mall, killing hundreds of people.

The government has pulled out, leaving the shoppers to their fate. Lexi’s mother, a senator, takes charge. She enforces strict rules, and uses Marco to help control the rule-breakers, most of whom are also teens. But Marco has his own agenda and begins a dangerous game, playing all the angles. Caught in his web are Shay, Lexi, Ryan, Mike, and Drew.

But unbeknownst to all of them, it’s not just Marco who can’t be trusted, and as the days pass, each of them will learn the price of making a mistake.

“Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games, but a giant mall is your arena.”–Seventeen.com

A suspenseful survival story and modern day Lord of the Flies set in a mall that looks just like yours.


A biological bomb has just been discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall. At first nobody knows if it’s even life threatening, but then the entire complex is quarantined, people start getting sick, supplies start running low, and there’s no way out. Among the hundreds of trapped shoppers are four teens.

These four different narrators, each with their own stories, must cope in unique, surprising manners, changing in ways they wouldn’t have predicted, trying to find solace, safety, and escape at a time when the adults are behaving badly. This is a gripping look at people and how they can—and must—change under the most dire of circumstances.

And not always for the better.