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Bo Thunboe

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Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, Blake Crouch, and Marcus Sakey.

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Bo Thunboe writes about regular people facing incredible challenges.

In the EMP Strike Series a family of four faces the end of civilization. As the world descends into chaos they are forced to fight to survive. How far will they go for food? For shelter? For each other? How far is too far?

Bo also writes the Jake Houser Mystery Series. Houser is a get-off-your-butt-and-knock-on-doors detective with a built-in BS detector who hates bureaucracy. Houser knows justice isn’t always found inside the system.

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	What Can't be True (Jake Houser Mystery Series, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 141 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EMP Strike: EMP Apocalypse Survival Thriller (EMP Strike #1) 4.27 avg rating — 90 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chaos Reigns: EMP Apocalypse Survival Thriller (EMP Strike #2) 4.46 avg rating — 67 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	However Many More (Jake Houser Mystery Series, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	End Game: EMP Apocalypse Survival Thriller (EMP Strike #4) 4.37 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As It Never Was (Jake Houser Mystery Series, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camp Defiance: EMP Apocalypse Survival Thriller (EMP Strike #3) 4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Past Made Present (Jake Houser Mystery Series, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thriller Magazine: Spring 2025 Issue (Thriller Magazine Series: Crime, Noir, & Psychological Suspense) by Thriller Magazine, Bo Thunboe (Goodreads Author), Richard Risemberg (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Must Be Done 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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