Roger Hayden

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About Roger Hayden

Roger Hayden is a writer, prepper enthusiast, and all around book, film, and music lover. His first self-published series "The Decay," draws from some of his favorite books in the dystopian genre to include, "One Second After," "The Stand," "The Road," and George Orwell's "1984." His second series, "The Pulse," offers a different take of the EMP dystopian world portrayed in "The Decay," involving a tight-knit group of preppers responding to disaster. He is also a fan of science fiction genre and authors Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Philip K. Dick.

Roger currently resides in Knoxville with his wife Martha, and his two daughters, Emily and Meghan. He works as an editor and writer for a local Knoxville newspaper, his dream job come true, but he is also loves to write fiction. His most cherished time is spent writing in his family's cabin in the Great Smokey Mountains. Roger is a strong supporter of veteran's causes and education. He loves to cook, write, and go hiking. Above all, there is nothing more important to him than his family and his readers.

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The Haunting of Bechdel Mansion (A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Series Book 1) Apr 26, 2019

by Roger Hayden

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A paranormal phenomenon, a mysterious curse, and an unsolved murder forty years in the making.

A young couple move into their dream home only to find a dark presence lurking from within. For Curtis and Mary, the small town of Redwood, Indiana seems too good to be true. Everything is perfect, including the Victorian mansion they purchased at a great price. But they soon experience terrifying supernatural encounters tied to the deadly secrets of an unsolved mass murder. Can they solve the mystery in time? Or will they face the same doomed fate as the tenants who came before them?

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The Abducted (A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Series Book 1) Sep 24, 2019

by Roger Hayden

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To solve a high-profile abduction, one former-police officer must confront a dark past.

A child's abduction leads to a frightening pattern within a South Florida town where nothing is as it seems. Amidst the vast wetlands, suburban sprawl, and tropical heat, the Lee County police department knows what to expect on any given day. But when a serial child predator stakes his claim in the area, there is no knowing when and where he will strike. The parents of the latest victim are baffled to receive no ransom demands, given their wealth and influence. And the town is in an uproar as the girl marks the fifth child to vanish.

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The Haunting of Saxton Mansion (A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Series Book 5) May 30, 2019

by Roger Hayden

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The complicated history of the Saxton house has been long forgotten. Few in the town of Cypress Creek even remember the house and what had occurred inside its walls decades before. In the present time, author Rob Hooper and his wife, Janet, are looking for a quiet place to live. The grandiose, isolated Victorian-style relic is everything they could want. A mysterious, widowed owner offers them a deal that can’t be passed up. But they quickly discover that some things are too good to be true.

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The Haunting of the Falcon Creek Lodge: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery (A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Series Book 21) Feb 15, 2021

by Roger Hayden

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In a small bay town exits a forgotten hotel in the mountains, where no one dares to enter.

The Falcon Creek Lodge was established in 1950 as a high-end resort for travelers and distinguished guests, taken in by its seclusion and scenic beauty. After an unspeakable tragedy, its doors close. Decades later, a tabloid TV host investigates the vacant lodge with his production crew in search of supernatural evidence. Their show ends in disaster. In the years that follow, family man Greg Barrett purchases the property with dreams of running his own business. But his presence awakens a dormant curse and unleashes a terror from beyond.

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Grave Games: A Collection Of Riveting Suspense Thrillers Dec 12, 2016

by James Hunt, Roger Hayden

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Mystery/Thriller masterminds James Hunt, author of “Agent Hill”, and Roger Hayden, author of “Terror Rising”, which have collectively accumulated 200+ five-star reviews come together in this BOX SET for the first time!

Included titles:
Agent HIll
Exiled
Static
Terror Rising

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The Secret Letter (A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Series Book 14) Mar 5, 2020

by Roger Hayden

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A mysterious chain letter is only the beginning to an inescapable nightmare.

Victoria Owens's life takes a sudden turn after she receives an unexpected chain letter about her upcoming high school reunion. She's quick to dismiss the letter and focus instead on her busy day, amidst a preoccupied husband and eleven year-old-daughter. But the letter is only the beginning of a series of anonymous gifts, each more bizarre than the next, which shed light on a past long forgotten. Suspicious of her newfound admirer, Victoria soon finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of vengeance and betrayal, where her survival hangs in the very balance with every move that she makes.

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The Willow Springs Kidnappings: A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery (A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Series Book 26) Nov 30, 2020

by Roger Hayden

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The disappearance of two children leaves a small Florida town in disarray. A suspect remains at large, and investigators are baffled by conflicting evidence and anonymous calls to the police station by their alleged kidnapper. With Halloween approaching, two detectives find themselves racing against the clock to find the children before it’s too late. They soon realize they are dealing with a madman who has plotted his vengeance against the town for years, determined to carry out his plans to the fullest.

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The Abducted Super Boxset: A Small Town Kidnapping Mystery Apr 28, 2017

by Roger Hayden

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Best-selling Mystery/Thriller author Roger Hayden brings you the complete collection of the highly-rated “Abducted” Series. These stories have accumulated over 500 five-star reviews and have been boxed together for the first time! That's TWO COMPLETE BOOK SERIES totaling 6 NOVELS!

To solve a high-profile abduction, one former-police officer must confront a dark past.

A child’s abduction leads to a frightening pattern within a South Florida town where nothing is as it seems. Amidst the vast wetlands, suburban sprawl, and tropical heat, the Lee County police department knows what to expect on any given day. But when a serial child predator stakes his claim in the area, there is no knowing when and where he will strike. The parents of the latest victim are baffled to receive no ransom demands, given their wealth and influence. And the town is in an uproar as the girl marks the fifth child to vanish.

The Abducted Odessa

A girl’s disappearance in a small town leads to a disturbing pattern.

The hunt for a kidnapper reveals a conspiracy unlike anything seen in the small town of Odessa, Texas. Notes left for investigators claim to be from the kidnapper, taunting them along the way and mentioning one former-detective by name, Miriam Sandoval. Miriam is then enlisted to help crack the case, but what she finds results in more troubling questions, including dead suspects who aren’t working alone. Leaks soon compromise the case, and Miriam is left with the difficult decision of holding back or doing things her way. The clock is ticking, and the deadly game of a demented predator has just begun. Can Miriam solve the mystery in time, or will the missing girls’ suffer a tragic fate into the unknown?

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The Missing (A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Series Book 11) Feb 14, 2020

by Roger Hayden

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Detective Charles Knight has seen a lot in his long years as an investigator for the Melville County Police Department. Nothing, however, can prepare him for a missing children’s case involving two young girls, eerily abducted around the same time. The search leads to several potential suspects and one mysterious person who sends anonymous letters to Detective Knight’s home, promising more abductions to come. The clock is ticking, the town is on edge, and Knight must use all his resources to save the girls, with the aid of newly-arrived FBI Agent Tanya Garrett. Will they save the girls in time, or will the kidnapper’s deadly game spiral to the point of no return? Find out how the story begins in this exciting mystery thriller, destined to keep readers guessing until the end.

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The Snow Creek Hauntings: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Boxset Apr 5, 2021

by Roger Hayden

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The Haunting of the Falcon Creek Lodge

In a small bay town exits a forgotten hotel in the mountains, where no one dares to enter.

The Falcon Creek Lodge was established in 1950 as a high-end resort for travelers and distinguished guests, taken in by its seclusion and scenic beauty. After an unspeakable tragedy, its doors close. Decades later, a tabloid TV host investigates the vacant lodge with his production crew in search of supernatural evidence. Their show ends in disaster. In the years that follow, family man Greg Barrett purchases the property with dreams of running his own business. But his presence awakens a dormant curse and unleashes a terror from beyond.

The Haunting of the Silver Creek Lodge

In a small town rests an old lodge with a big secret.

Maxine Finch and Simon York, a recently married couple with little money, use their limited honeymoon funds to buy a foreclosed inn in the tiny snowy town of Silver Ridge, Colorado. But when strange things start happening in the middle of the night, Maxine and Simon wonder if their investment is a dangerous mistake.

The Haunting of the Briar Rose

Jules is recovering from a recent failure when her mysterious uncle makes her an offer she can’t refuse: restore his bed and breakfast the Briar Rose.

When Jules inherits the Briar Rose bed and breakfast from her strange and mysterious uncle, she thinks it will be the opportunity of a lifetime for her and her husband, Paul. But Jules and Paul soon discover that the Briar Rose holds many secrets: one of them about the murders that took place a year prior, when two of the guests never checked out.

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End Days Super Boxset Jan 25, 2016

by Roger Hayden

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Best-selling author Roger Hayden, who accumulated over 500 five-star reviews, brings you his entire collection of thrilling stories together for the first time! That’s FIVE BOOK SERIES totaling SIXTEEN NOVELS at a discounted price!

Set your clocks for doomsday as this collection of gripping dystopian thrillers takes you into a world where human survival hangs in balance. Present-day America has reached its breaking-point. Collapse is right around the corner, but that isn’t the only thing: The aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) reduces the nation to chaos. An Ebola outbreak infects millions after a highly mutated super-gene is unleashed into the population. A calculated ISIS Sleeper Cell takes residence in a normal neighborhood street, preparing for heinous acts of terror. And there is no end to any of it. Hope comes to those who can adapt and survive. Death comes to all others. Which side will you be on? Check out Hayden’s ultimate collection today and enter a dangerous, exciting world where you can always tell yourself… it’s only a story.

Sleeper Cell

When a wide network of sleeper cells are activated, America faces a new terror threat unlike anything it’s ever witnessed. At the height of the attacks, one FBI Agent finds himself in the middle of a race against time with an enemy hell-bent on his nation’s destruction

Grid Down

A small, northeastern town is crippled after a mysterious electromagnetic pulse causes a massive blackout, leaving residents stunned and unprepared. But the loss of power is only the beginning.

American Epidemic

It’s been a week since deadly Ebola outbreak spread across several cities in the US. The advanced mega-strain of the disease has since infected thousands and counting, and officials are scrambling to respond an unprecedented national crisis. Federal, state, and local governments soon convene to set-up mass quarantine zones and travel bans to infected areas in a desperate attempt to keep the virus from spreading. Their efforts prove successful in containing the disease, but soon leave residents of infected areas isolated and at the mercy of famine, disease, and death.

The Decay

A nearby nuclear attack rocks a small town in Pennsylvania, sending one man and his step-daughter on a perilous journey of survival. It was a normal Friday afternoon shattered after an unexpected terrorist attack on the New York Stock Exchange. While the country focuses on the shocking aftermath of the Wall Street bombing, they lose communications—cell phones, Internet—and electricity, as a result of the nation’s downed power grids.

The Pulse

September 21, 2020: America is worse off than it has ever been economically, but the worst is yet to come. On a seemingly normal Monday morning, a power outage occurs across the entire state of Georgia. A massive breakdown of vehicles and communications follows, sending towns and cities into chaos. The sweeping blackout is unlike anything ever seen, but that's not all. Without access to news, there is no information on the mysterious phenomenon. Rumors of a looming war spreads, creating further panic. Only one weapon could be capable of such stealth destruction: an electromagnetic pulse (EMP),and on that Monday, the nightmarish cold war scenario becomes a chilling reality

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Hideaway (EMP Survival in a Powerless World Book 9) Jan 14, 2020

by Roger Hayden

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Losing power was only the beginning, now one couple must work together to survive

James and Marla Weller are preparing for a relaxing weekend, when an unexpected blackout spreads far beyond their St. Louis suburb and starts a devastating chain reaction. But the disabled power grid was only the beginning of a national nightmare as their vehicles and cell phones won’t function either. A series of building explosions rock downtown, leading to a mandatory evacuation. Amid the chaos, the young couple must make a decision on where to go. A possible solution emerges when a self-proclaimed survivalist offers them refuge in his remote cabin far from the city and away from the chaos. But James and Marla soon discover that survival isn’t as clear as they think, and that escape can lead to dangers all its own.

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