John Gilstrap

John Gilstrap's post-apocalyptic new series featuring Victoria Emerson, a West Virginia congresswoman and single mother who becomes the last hope of a nation brought to the brink of destruction. The nightmare scenario has come to pass. America has fallen. In the aftermath, one woman becomes the last hope of a nation and its people in John Gilstrap's electrifying new Victoria Emerson thriller series. West Virginia Congresswoman Victoria Emerson has...

A hostage crisis in Mexico turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse in this international thriller by the New York Times bestselling author.
They were on a mission trip to Mexico to help with earthquake recovery. But in Ciudad Juarez, the busload of well-meaning adults and teenagers became hostages. The ransom demands of their captors are explicit: deliver three million dollars—with zero involvement from law enforcement—or...

When two boys entrusted in his care go missing, hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave must fight fire with fire as he goes up against the brutal Cortex Cartel, who will stop at nothing to stop the boys' mother from testifying at their trial.

"It begins with a shocking act of vengeance. Barista Ethan Falk chases a customer into the parking lot and kills him. He tells police that years ago the older man abducted and tortured him. Then Ethan's story takes an even stranger turn: he says he was rescued by a guy named Scorpion. Of course, there is no record of either the kidnapping or the rescue, because Scorpion--Jonathan Grave--operates outside the law and leaves no evidence. As Grave struggles...

Natural born leader Victoria Emerson, at the request of the deposed president of the U.S., arrives at the Hilltop Manor bunker where the remnants of the U.S. government have been imprisoned, and must call on her deepest personal resources and her unwavering convictions to restore justice to this broken world.

"They call it Hell Day--a world war that lasted less than twenty-four hours. Nations unleashed weapons that destroyed more than a century's worth of technology. Those who survived must live as their ancestors did, off a land ruled by the whims of nature. One-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has become the new leader of the small town of Ortho, West Virginia. She has been struggling to provide food and shelter for the town's inhabitants,...

A 12-year-old boy goes on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Pursued by police and a hired killer, he breaks into homes, steals cars, a gun--politely leaving notes of apology--and regularly calls a radio show to defend himself. A first novel.

After an relatively routine mission, ends in an ambush, Jonathan Grave must take refuge in a remote orphanage and then lead its children to safety through a hundred miles of treacherous jungle. --Publisher.

"An island paradise held hostage. A band of dangerous killers unleashed. A sinister plot that could push the superpowers to the brink of war. For Jonathan Grave and Gail Bonneville, the Crystal Sands Resort has become the ultimate flashpoint. Their mission: defeat the attackers before more lives are lost. Their only hope is Grave's partner Boxers, but he's hundreds of miles away. Grave may be without weapons, but he's never without resources. That's...