AlecturerintheDepartmentofCriminalJusticeispreparinghisprofessionalreturntooperationalworkasheadofthenewlyformedSerialCrimesUnit.Hehastochoosepeopleforhisteamfromamongfourofhisstudents.

Explorer,adventurerandsurvivalexpertEdStaffordfacesabrandnewchallengeinLeftforDead.DroppedintoRhodopemountains,Bulgaria,Edhasupto10daystoreacharendezvouspoint,meethisextractiontransportandgetoutalive.Ifhedoesn’tmakeithefacesevenmoretimeinisolation,thehumilityofcallinginteamsupportandtheembarrassmentoffailure.ThisincrediblenewseriesseesEdbattlingextremeenvironmentsaroundtheworld-thinksubtropicalforests,drydesertsanduninhabitedmountains.Edhasquiteliterallybeendroppedinthewildernesswithacameraandnosurvivalkit,andhasjust10daystoreachhumancivilization.Withnothingbuthiswitandwillabouthim,hemustrelysolelyonhissurvivalinstincts.