The Desert Sanctuary promises an exclusive escape for the ultra-wealthy, a five-star oasis in Death Valley's unforgiving landscape. But when a devastating sandstorm cuts the resort off from civilization, paradise becomes a prison—and then a killing ground.
As the storm rages and the resort burns, eight lives collide in a desperate battle for survival.
Behind the luxury resort's façade lies a web of lies, betrayal, and murder. As flames consume the hotel and the storm strips away all pretense of civilization, each survivor must decide how far they'll go to escape—and who they'll sacrifice along the way.
In this pressure cooker of primal instincts and deadly ambition, the only law is survival, and the only way out is through hell itself.
Survival
Thriller
Psychological
Revenge
Betrayal
Adventure
Nature
Grief
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ (5.0) (2)
GenreMystery and Thriller, Action and Adventure
Length6 hrs 46 mins
Publish dateJun 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
19Chapter 17
2Epigraph
20Chapter 18
3Chapter 1
21Chapter 19
4Chapter 2
22Chapter 20
5Chapter 3
23Chapter 21
6Chapter 4
24Chapter 22
7Chapter 5
25Chapter 23
8Chapter 6
26Chapter 24
9Chapter 7
27Chapter 25
10Chapter 8
28Chapter 26
11Chapter 9
29Chapter 27
12Chapter 10
30Chapter 28
13Chapter 11
31Chapter 29
14Chapter 12
32Chapter 30
15Chapter 13
33Chapter 31
16Chapter 14
34Chapter 32
17Chapter 15
35Author’s Note
18Chapter 16
36Closing Credits
About the author
J.F. Penn
J.F. Penn is the award-winning, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, horror, crime, and travel memoir. Her love for the macabre shines through in her writing, where she blends ancient myths with modern fears. When not crafting tales of supernatural suspense and otherworldly terror, Penn can be found exploring old graveyards, Gothic cathedrals, and indulging her morbid fascination with the darker side of history.View all audiobooks by J.F. Penn