The Deputy: Reaping the Whirlwind: A Novel

Washington, D.C., leveled by a nuclear bomb - the ultimate act of terrorism - is rubble. The federal government has collapsed. Terrorists are launching attacks across the shattered nation. Amid the chaos stands Roy Lee White, a former Marine and rodeo star. Militias formed, and White, leaning on his military background, immediately took charge of one company of soldiers. His success as a leader led to an appointment of a deputy sheriff and then as a special projects operative, appointed by the Illinois governor. At odds with the commander of state police and pursued by the governor's beautiful aide-de-camp, Roy Lee struggles to lead and survive in this war-ravaged dystopian world.