{"product_id":"the-last-responder-christina-tengelin-9798234008084","title":"The Last Responder","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn her final shift as a Medicolegal Death Investigator, a routine case becomes the first data point in a pattern that signals the collapse of humanity. As a biotech catastrophe spreads unchecked, she is left with the only tools she has ever trusted: clinical detachment, forensic expertise, and an investigator's instinct for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving through a city transformed into an open-air morgue, she documents abandoned cars, silent homes, and uncounted dead. With no systems left to report to and no help left to summon, she becomes the last responder-bearing witness to the end of the world through the careful reading of death scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA character-driven post-apocalyptic medical thriller, this novel blends scientifically grounded biotech horror with psychological tension and graphic realism. It explores duty, identity, and compassion in a world where survival is no longer possible, and documentation becomes the final act of care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is her final report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBISAC Categories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIC028010 - FICTION \/ Science Fiction \/ Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIC031050 - FICTION \/ Thrillers \/ Medical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIC015000 - FICTION \/ Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeywords\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epost-apocalyptic medical thriller; biotech apocalypse; medical horror fiction; genetic experiment gone wrong; pandemic collapse; body horror science fiction; dystopian medical mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparable Titles \/ Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Crichton (The Andromeda Strain)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Sigler (Infected)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Cook (Pandemic)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM.R. Carey (The Girl with All the Gifts)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Tengelin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234008084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bunker Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Christina Tengelin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743291683071,"sku":"9798234008084","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-responder-christina-tengelin-9798234008084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}