Silent Night: A Standalone EMP Disaster Thriller

On Christmas Eve, a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile fired from a container vessel in the Gulf detonates high above America's heartland, unleashing a catastrophic electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that instantly destroys the nation's power grid. Planes fall from the sky, cars become immobilized, and civilization's hum is replaced by silence. From coast to coast, the modern world goes dark with no power, communication, or rescue. In Kansas City, the Dalton family is scattered throughout the city as chaos unfolds. Smoke Dalton and his wife Ruby are managing their barbecue restaurant during dinner rush. Their son Frank is on the field at Arrowhead Stadium during a Chiefs game. Their daughter Charlie, an ER nurse, is trying to pick up her children from the airport. As temperatures drop and desperation spreads, the family must navigate a relentless storm of catastrophe and find their way through the darkness. This standalone disaster thriller follows the Daltons as they face the collapse of civilization and fight for survival when family becomes all that remains.