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Neighborhood Watch: After the EMP #5
Neighborhood Watch 5: After the EMP
The storm is over.
But what is left of the neighborhood?Frank's problems grow exponentially with each sunrise. After the storm passes and the water recedes, every flooded house must be re-occupied by its owners, leaving endless opportunities for criminals to sneak in. Squatters appear everywhere. Chaos builds upon chaos. And, guess what? There are no police cars, fire trucks, or FEMA trailers coming to the rescue...
The prize called survival will go to whatever subdivision can pull itself together first.
It won't be easy. Borders between groups of residents are forming. To the south, where most of the people live, gun battles echo on the wind, and roadblocks are already going up to keep them away. To the north, the shady town of North Pointe has been making new friends in the adjacent subdivisions. And to the west, on the coast, the storm has brought in a new and unpredictable neighbor. A beached container ship with a mysterious cargo...
To the east, however, there might be hope. A crashed plane in the forest deposits a resource that might help get the lights back on for Clownfish Cove.
All Frank has to do is gather his people, drive into the unmapped forest, deal with armed strangers and criminal teenagers, and then get the resource back home to Clownfish Cove...
He's living the retirement dream.
The day-by-day saga continues on day 6 after the EMP.
This book has one incident involving suicide, and discussions of such. It happens in the last lines of chapter 10, and is discussed for a bit of chapter 11. For personal reasons, I take this subject very seriously.
But what is left of the neighborhood?Frank's problems grow exponentially with each sunrise. After the storm passes and the water recedes, every flooded house must be re-occupied by its owners, leaving endless opportunities for criminals to sneak in. Squatters appear everywhere. Chaos builds upon chaos. And, guess what? There are no police cars, fire trucks, or FEMA trailers coming to the rescue...
The prize called survival will go to whatever subdivision can pull itself together first.
It won't be easy. Borders between groups of residents are forming. To the south, where most of the people live, gun battles echo on the wind, and roadblocks are already going up to keep them away. To the north, the shady town of North Pointe has been making new friends in the adjacent subdivisions. And to the west, on the coast, the storm has brought in a new and unpredictable neighbor. A beached container ship with a mysterious cargo...
To the east, however, there might be hope. A crashed plane in the forest deposits a resource that might help get the lights back on for Clownfish Cove.
All Frank has to do is gather his people, drive into the unmapped forest, deal with armed strangers and criminal teenagers, and then get the resource back home to Clownfish Cove...
He's living the retirement dream.
The day-by-day saga continues on day 6 after the EMP.
This book has one incident involving suicide, and discussions of such. It happens in the last lines of chapter 10, and is discussed for a bit of chapter 11. For personal reasons, I take this subject very seriously.
- GenresPost Apocalyptic
343 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2023
251 people are currently reading
29 people want to read
About the author
E.E. Isherwood
71 books144 followersE.E. Isherwood has been a storyteller for over 30 years. Initially the muse took the form of childish comic strips. As a teen it manifested itself under the guise of Dungeons and Dragons adventures. In college it culminated with a Master's thesis on Missouri geography—an extremely boring kind of story. Three decades and several careers later he realized that siren song never stopped, so he began to author books. A life-long enthusiast of apocalyptic fiction, writing about zombies was his passion. Future titles in science fiction and fantasy are in the hopper. He lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area, where his series of zombie books takes place.
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January 21, 2025
Very good!
March 17, 2023
Neighborhood Watch 5 - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Leader of the eponymous Watch, former truck driver Frank Douglas, his Cuban girlfriend Carmen, and other united survivors in Clownfish Cove and beyond, come up against a number of dangerous and tragic scenarios, in Neighborhood Watch, Book 5.
Two new 'arrivals' - a beached warship swept in on a hurricane and, in nearby woodlands, a crashed plane - may provide life-giving resources, in a dystopian world where it's all about survival for the wider neighborhood.
Why are Frank and his friends in danger as they return home from the plane's crash site?
What occurs as crates are unloaded from the shipwreck by hostile strangers?
The adventure ramps up exponentially, as enemies and new allies collide or collude.
Who will make it through to Book 6?
For the answers to these and other questions, grab your copy today - and tell all your friends!
Leader of the eponymous Watch, former truck driver Frank Douglas, his Cuban girlfriend Carmen, and other united survivors in Clownfish Cove and beyond, come up against a number of dangerous and tragic scenarios, in Neighborhood Watch, Book 5.
Two new 'arrivals' - a beached warship swept in on a hurricane and, in nearby woodlands, a crashed plane - may provide life-giving resources, in a dystopian world where it's all about survival for the wider neighborhood.
Why are Frank and his friends in danger as they return home from the plane's crash site?
What occurs as crates are unloaded from the shipwreck by hostile strangers?
The adventure ramps up exponentially, as enemies and new allies collide or collude.
Who will make it through to Book 6?
For the answers to these and other questions, grab your copy today - and tell all your friends!
February 3, 2023
EE Isherwood gets you totally into what is going on in the story.
This author is a storyteller. This is book 5 in this series and I hope it goes to book 20. Frank and Carmen along with all the rest have amazing and dangerous things happening as they try to protect the neighborhood around them from evil. What and why is there a huge ship with containers doing washed up from the hurricane? Who is in charge and did they somehow set the EMP off? Book 6 may have the answers but will it help Frank and his neighborhood? As well as others who are just trying to survive we shall see!
This author is a storyteller. This is book 5 in this series and I hope it goes to book 20. Frank and Carmen along with all the rest have amazing and dangerous things happening as they try to protect the neighborhood around them from evil. What and why is there a huge ship with containers doing washed up from the hurricane? Who is in charge and did they somehow set the EMP off? Book 6 may have the answers but will it help Frank and his neighborhood? As well as others who are just trying to survive we shall see!
February 5, 2023
This continues a very good series. The fact that Frank is often juggling many competing demands for his attention rings true. Often books are a bit monolithic when dealing with these issues but here, he and his leadership group have to prioritize and run from fire to fire (sometimes literally). The concern for the black shirts and their origins and intent grows as does the open threat of the North Pointe group. I look forward to the next book to see how this all concludes.
February 4, 2023
a favorite series
This series is always exciting always informative. A great cast of characters and the story line is great. It’s a fun series and serious at the same time. Most of these booked have ex military guys or super prepares but this is more regular people doing extraordinary things
This series is always exciting always informative. A great cast of characters and the story line is great. It’s a fun series and serious at the same time. Most of these booked have ex military guys or super prepares but this is more regular people doing extraordinary things
February 5, 2023
This Series Just Gets Better and Better
I am so hooked on this series. I definitely want to be in Frank's neighborhood if things go off the rails. I see myself in so many of the characters. Both brave at times and scared to death at the same time. This is a series I have added to my "to be read every year" list.
I am so hooked on this series. I definitely want to be in Frank's neighborhood if things go off the rails. I see myself in so many of the characters. Both brave at times and scared to death at the same time. This is a series I have added to my "to be read every year" list.
February 11, 2023
Book 5
Hmmm. It's like the end of Harry Potter or any other story that has a two part ending. Will Frank survive the next crisis? Will Frank and Carmen finally get their second 30 minute break? Stay tuned folks book 6 will explain it all (or will it?).
Good story, found my first editorial mistake, but didn't distract from the story.
Now I gotta wait for book 6.
Hmmm. It's like the end of Harry Potter or any other story that has a two part ending. Will Frank survive the next crisis? Will Frank and Carmen finally get their second 30 minute break? Stay tuned folks book 6 will explain it all (or will it?).
Good story, found my first editorial mistake, but didn't distract from the story.
Now I gotta wait for book 6.
February 13, 2023
Good series
This author continues to produce interesting books that grip you from the start. I would recommend you read the series in order but know it will be well worth your time. The excitement never stops and the characters are well developed and you find yourself I vested in their welfare.
This author continues to produce interesting books that grip you from the start. I would recommend you read the series in order but know it will be well worth your time. The excitement never stops and the characters are well developed and you find yourself I vested in their welfare.
February 15, 2023
This is One of the Best TEOTWAWKI Tales.
This author writes an engrossing yarn. He reminds me of Heinlein. And, like the Master, his facts and suppositions add up.
And his nom de plume came right out of the pages of my first TEOTWAWKI novel, Earth Abides", which I read, hidden in my notebook during Latin class at Roswell Kent Junior High, in about in about 1957.
This author writes an engrossing yarn. He reminds me of Heinlein. And, like the Master, his facts and suppositions add up.
And his nom de plume came right out of the pages of my first TEOTWAWKI novel, Earth Abides", which I read, hidden in my notebook during Latin class at Roswell Kent Junior High, in about in about 1957.
February 18, 2023
Unbelievably delightful, action packed and worth every second!
A great post apocalyptic series centered around normal folks doing amazing things to eke out one more day of survival after another!
The series has a great set of relatable heroes and villains and moves at a perfect pace.
Enjoy!!
A great post apocalyptic series centered around normal folks doing amazing things to eke out one more day of survival after another!
The series has a great set of relatable heroes and villains and moves at a perfect pace.
Enjoy!!
February 21, 2023
No uncle frank early handle stuff really easily he just seems to know what to happen when to happen
Uncle frank seems to have 1⁄6 sense about what's gonna happen or what to do next he is an awesome person at reading people and situations I hope that something ever happened like this in real life that I have the neck to know what to do next
Uncle frank seems to have 1⁄6 sense about what's gonna happen or what to do next he is an awesome person at reading people and situations I hope that something ever happened like this in real life that I have the neck to know what to do next
May 10, 2023
Neighborhood5
Continued story of a different type than the many others I have seen with the initial survival being the main line of the tale. The hero isn't really a hero and his followers don't follow too well but it has a feeling of being real should this be the event that happens.
Continued story of a different type than the many others I have seen with the initial survival being the main line of the tale. The hero isn't really a hero and his followers don't follow too well but it has a feeling of being real should this be the event that happens.
June 10, 2023
Fast paced ,tense,exciting book. Yet,the characters are well developed and seem like they could be m
I am on the 6th book now and can barely put the book down for a few minutes. Exciting and endearing plot development. I was in tears at the end if book five. Read all the books you will love them. I'm off to read book six right now!
I am on the 6th book now and can barely put the book down for a few minutes. Exciting and endearing plot development. I was in tears at the end if book five. Read all the books you will love them. I'm off to read book six right now!
March 1, 2026
Good
I really like this series. This book was pretty good, but it kind of dragged a little bit. The ending kind of made up for that although it left on a cliffhanger. I do hope that we get a little forward momentum in the next couple books.. I would also like a little more character growth for characters other than Frank and Carmen.
I really like this series. This book was pretty good, but it kind of dragged a little bit. The ending kind of made up for that although it left on a cliffhanger. I do hope that we get a little forward momentum in the next couple books.. I would also like a little more character growth for characters other than Frank and Carmen.
January 31, 2023
Wow. Just wow.
Started out at a steady, comfortable pace, then took off like a rocket before setting me down abruptly. As I picked out leaves, sticks and grass from my hair, all I could say is wow.
Started out at a steady, comfortable pace, then took off like a rocket before setting me down abruptly. As I picked out leaves, sticks and grass from my hair, all I could say is wow.
February 7, 2023
Same events over and over. The cargo ship "mystery" is bizarre. So much to work with, and the author's first few of the series were so good, but with this one, I am out. I will miss Mister Puppers, though :)
March 21, 2023
Great addition to the series!
I don’t know how he does it but EE keeps me spellbound. The only problem is I keep running out of story to read. Great characters and fascinating story line. I am totally hooked!
I don’t know how he does it but EE keeps me spellbound. The only problem is I keep running out of story to read. Great characters and fascinating story line. I am totally hooked!
May 4, 2023
Jh review NW 5.
Good book..it's always something..how quickly everything turns sour at the most inopportune time...Frank is a good leader...albeit he encounters some interesting things in the apocalypse.
Good book..it's always something..how quickly everything turns sour at the most inopportune time...Frank is a good leader...albeit he encounters some interesting things in the apocalypse.
June 1, 2024
Another good one
I'm hinge-reading these, one after another, and still enjoying the series. They're doing a few things I wouldn't want to do, but it adds to the excitement.
Not sure what's going to happen next, but I'm starting book 6 asap.
I'm hinge-reading these, one after another, and still enjoying the series. They're doing a few things I wouldn't want to do, but it adds to the excitement.
Not sure what's going to happen next, but I'm starting book 6 asap.
January 31, 2023
Great read
Can not wait for the next book!!! Story is awesome. Characters are riveting. What is happening next? Did the black on guys get beat? Did the Sheriff get stopped?
Can not wait for the next book!!! Story is awesome. Characters are riveting. What is happening next? Did the black on guys get beat? Did the Sheriff get stopped?
February 7, 2023
Uncle Frank
This man is so amazing, will things catch up to him eventually? Let’s hope not. Great reading love this series.
This man is so amazing, will things catch up to him eventually? Let’s hope not. Great reading love this series.
February 19, 2023
Wow
This book took a few turns I wasn't expecting. So good. I do enjoy the humorous narration from Tyler. Can't wait for the next installment.
This book took a few turns I wasn't expecting. So good. I do enjoy the humorous narration from Tyler. Can't wait for the next installment.
July 4, 2023
Great book
This series is amazing! I don't want to stop reading, because I want to know what is going to happen next.
This series is amazing! I don't want to stop reading, because I want to know what is going to happen next.
August 30, 2023
great book
Great book it was a page turner but read the other ones first well worth it can’t wait to read the next one
Great book it was a page turner but read the other ones first well worth it can’t wait to read the next one
September 13, 2023
Neighborhood watch 5
Well, now along with everything else invasion. Sheesh. But unfortunately, it could happen.
Yikeś! Just what they need right now...
Well, now along with everything else invasion. Sheesh. But unfortunately, it could happen.
Yikeś! Just what they need right now...
March 19, 2024
Neighborhood Watch 5
This was a great read short ,but nice and unpredictable .
I think it must have been well researched, because at times I could visualize things happening.
This was a great read short ,but nice and unpredictable .
I think it must have been well researched, because at times I could visualize things happening.
December 30, 2024
This series is getting better as it goes. The author takes a really hard look at what people will do to each other when the social norms are gone.
September 19, 2025
Another good EMP survival thriller. These story roll out slow yet it keeps my interest. Sometimes i do feel like some segments can roll along a bit faster.
January 28, 2026
Adrenaline rush.
This series is nonstop action
Good characters, not your typical lead action hero. It's entertaining and fun to read. I highly recommend it.
This series is nonstop action
Good characters, not your typical lead action hero. It's entertaining and fun to read. I highly recommend it.
February 1, 2023
Amazing storyline and terrifying events blended with realistic characters come together to create this fantastic apocalyptic thriller! EE Isherwood is a master wordsmith with an extraordinary imagination and this series, Neighborhood Watch, is high drama. I love it and am very anxious to read book 6. I highly recommend all of Isherwood’s works and especially this exciting series.
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