White Smoke: An Action-Packed Survival Thriller (A Victoria Emerson Thriller)

THE STAND meets William R.

Forsthen’s ONE SECOND AFTER in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author John Gilstrap’s third pulse-pounding thriller set in an America ravaged by global conflict.

As a community of survivors strives to rebuild all they have lost, they look to one woman – single mother and former West Virginia congressional representative Victoria Emerson—-to balance survival with justice…“One of the most compelling heroines to come along in years.”—Jeffery DeaverOne-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has received a request from the deposed president of the United States—come to the bunker at Hilltop Manor, where the remnants of the U.S.

government have been imprisoned.

A ruthless band has seized power, leaving civilians to die of starvation and untreated injuries.

The self-appointed leader, Roger Parsons, plans to punish the former rulers for thrusting the country into Hell Day, the devastating war that changed the world in just a few hours.Victoria is reluctant to leave Ortho, the West Virginia town she has developed and defended.

But as a born leader, she feels the call of duty.