White Smoke

<b>THE STAND <i>meets William R. Forstchen’s </i>ONE SECOND AFTER <i>in</i> New York Times <i>and</i> USA Today <i>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…</i><br><br><i></i>“One of the most compelling heroines to come along in years.”<br>—Jeffery Deaver</b><br><br>One-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