Resurrection America: A Thriller

Written by Jeff Gunhus

Narrated by Brian Hutchison

In the near-future, the world order has deteriorated after America's exhaustion from endless foreign wars causes her to pull back within her borders. Her enemies and allies alike pursue their own interests, grabbing resources, erecting trade barriers, and launching opportunistic wars. The American Century is a distant memory.

Sheriff Rick Johnson thinks he's left behind the problems of the greater world, retiring from the Marines to become the sheriff of the little town of Resurrection, Colorado. His relationship with Dahlia, his childhood friend's widow, has given him new purpose, along with the responsibility of being a father-figure to her young son. Life isn't perfect, but it's better than he ever expected it would be after seeing the horrors of war. But when helicopters and armored vehicles filled with soldiers in hazmat suits unexpectedly quarantine the town, Sheriff Rick Johnson feels like the nightmares of the outside world have followed him home.

While the town follows martial law, Rick isn't buying the official version of events from the military that a virus has been released into the air. As he investigates, the cover story unravels and he discovers the military's presence and the salvation they offer isn't what it seems. Soon he and his ex-flame, scientist Cassie Baker, are entangled in a plot so evil that it could only be bourn from the absolute extremes of nationalism and madness.

There are men in Resurrection who are willing to do anything to see America restored to her former greatness, even if the rest of the world must be destroyed to make it happen. But Rick Johnson is a man willing to do anything to protect the people he loves. And he's a force to be reckoned with.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
• Release date: Aug 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781662259920

Jeff Gunhus

Iowa-born Jeff Gunhus grew up playing among Greek ruins and shopping in Arabic markets as he traveled the globe with his parents. His books range from the motivational career guides No Parachute Required and Wake Up Call to the middle-school fantasy series the Templar Chronicles. Jack Templar Monster Hunter, one of the Templar Chronicles, was listed as a finalist for Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year. His children’s writing has also earned him a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award silver medal and a Parents’ Choice recommendation. He writes for adults as well, and Night Chill—the first book of his horror series—was another Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year finalist. Killer Within is his thriller debut and is followed by Killer Pursuit. He resides in Maryland with his wife and five children.