The Murder Complex #2: The Death Code: A Fast-Paced Young Adult Thriller About Sacrifice

An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic thriller by Lindsay Cummings, co-author (with Sasha Alsberg) of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Zenith.  This is the dark and compelling sequel to The Murder Complex, which Booklist praised as “carefully crafted . . . chilling,” and which Justine Magazine called “a must-read for fans of action-packed dystopians like The Hunger Games and Divergent.”

With short, fast-paced, alternating-point-of-view chapters, The Death Code starts several weeks after The Murder Complex ended. Zephyr keeps the secret about Meadow close—that if she dies, The Murder Complex will be destroyed, too. Meadow, desperate to find her brother, father, and little sister, is determined to fight fearlessly to the end, even if it means sacrificing herself and her friends, new and old. The Death Code introduces a memorable cast of secondary characters and delivers a vivid and scary thrill-ride read.

He knows her death is the only way to save their world. She knows her family is the only thing worth saving. What happens when the truth comes out?

• Alternating POV: Jump between Zephyr’s desperate mission to protect Meadow and Meadow’s ruthless hunt for her family in short, adrenaline-fueled chapters.
• High Stakes Romance: He loves her, but he also knows her death might be the only way to save their brutal world. The secret he’s keeping is the one thing that could tear them apart forever.
• Forced Sacrifice: Meadow is the system’s fail-safe—if she dies, it dies with her. It’s a choice she might be forced to make to save everyone she loves.
• YA Dystopian Thriller: Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent, this action-packed sequel delivers a futuristic thrill-ride from the first page to the last.

Lindsay Cummings is a book blogger and the author of the teen series the Murder Complex. She lives in Texas with two German shepherds, one wolf cub who isn't very smart, a horse named Dan the Man, and a husband named Josh. She eats too many hot Cheetos and can't stop dyeing her hair crazy colors.