The military hits the small town of Resurrection, Colorado in the middle of America. Who exactly are they? Government, rogue, or even worse - Jihadi terrorists looking to strike from within? The Sheriff has his doubts about the quarantine and risks his life to find answers. Resurrection America is a dystopian tale in the not so distant future. It also comes with a bit of cyberpunk as the reluctant hero of the story, Sheriff Rick Johnson, is a PTSD survivor with a fully integrated artificial arm. His former flame, a wicked-smart scientist had a strong hand in that breakthrough. A mysterious military leader, scientists, government, small-town residents, new beginnings, and old friends keep the pace steady. There is death, some violence, subterfuge, and a possible world-changing event on the horizon. It ends well and foregoes the pretty wrappings and ribbons. A fun book with a fun question: How far would you go to save others? ARC provided. 4/5 stars.
From the Publisher:
USA TODAY bestselling author Jeff Gunhus. 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 unexepctedly 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.
