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    Oak Ridge
    Oak Ridge
    Oak Ridge
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    Oak Ridge

    By Edward Mullen

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    An unexplained phenomenon baffles the small town of Oak Ridge as several townspeople who were previously thought to be dead have suddenly returned. When others go missing, the town becomes divided as people blame the returned for the mysterious disappearances.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdward Mullen
    Release dateFeb 21, 2016
    ISBN9781928196037
    Oak Ridge
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    Edward Mullen

    Edward Mullen is an author, blogger, and podcaster from Vancouver, Canada who is perhaps best known for his debut novel, THE ART OF THE HUSTLE and his techno-thriller series PRODIGY.Born and raised in beautiful British Columbia, Edward developed a love for the wilderness. This love, combined with an innate curiosity about all things, eventually spawned a healthy imagination for storytelling. He continued to follow his natural passion all the way through to university. Despite spending a lot of his time indoors writing, Edward continues to enjoy the outdoors. He is an avid tennis player, mountain biker, snowboarder, runner, and traveller.

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      Oak Ridge - Edward Mullen

      Oak Ridge

      Edward Mullen

      Copyright Edward Mullen 2016

      Published by Imperium Publishing at Smashwords

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The Edward Mullen Podcast is available for free on iTunes and www.EdwardMullen.com

      Oak Ridge

      Copyright © 2016 by Edward Mullen

      All rights reserved.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, places, and events are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any person (alive or dead) or event is purely coincidental.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a published review.

      Vancouver, BC, Canada

      ISBN: 978-1-928196-03-7

      Oak Ridge

      Also by Edward Mullen

      The Art of the Hustle

      Destiny and Free Will

      Prodigy

      The Secret Manuscript

      Prodigy Eternal

      Prodigy Returns

      Intro

      On January 9th, 2015, the A&E Network commissioned me to write a short story to help promote The Returned – a new series starting in March. The guidelines were clear – over the next five weeks I was to write a short story, focusing on the theme of the show. This is what I came up with…

      ***

      Word around town is that people are coming back from the dead. The ‘returned’ is what they’re calling them – god damned zombies if you ask me. I haven’t seen any of them personally, but I know some people who have. All the families who have had loved ones come back have been keeping pretty quiet, probably afraid of what people might say. I’m not usually one to believe in rumours or conspiracy theories, but everyone seems to be pretty freaked out lately. My dad is the Sheriff so I’ve seen a lot of things I probably shouldn’t have, but he has yet to confirm or deny these so-called returned people. Probably doesn’t know how I would react to something like that. Hell, I’m not sure he even knows how to make sense of it.

      My dad told me once that the word Sheriff comes from an old-English phrase 'Shire-Reeve' or Keeper of the Shire. I'd say that is true for the town of Oak Ridge, where I'm from. When there’s a problem in town, people usually look to my dad for answers. But if people are coming back from the dead, I’m not sure this is a problem even he has an answer for. It’ll likely be a while before this mystery gets solved.

      The way I see it, there are three kinds of people where I live: Those who've had zombies come back, those who're waiting for

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