
Death of a Golden State
A Military Thriller
Robert J. Muller(Author)
Poesys Associates (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
330 pages
978-1-939386-16-8 (ISBN)
Description
California is breaking away. One woman has to decide whether she'll break with it...or die trying.
Set in a near-future, seceding California, Death of a Golden State is a high-tension military and political thriller about a homegrown coup, rogue National Guard units, and a war for America's future fought on its own streets.
As tanks choke the freeways, choppers vanish from "exercises," and emergency broadcasts declare martial law, the Golden State becomes a battlefield where the enemy wears the same uniform as the heroes.
Colonel Chazz Silver, battle-scarred from Iraq and now Chief of Staff of the California Army National Guard, thinks she's investigating a routine irregularity.
Instead, she stumbles into a covert operation: a charismatic governor plotting secession, a "logistics-obsessed" general quietly positioning armor, and secret arrest lists bound for a resurrected Manzanar.
When Chazz refuses to look away, her own chain of command turns on her, and surviving the next 24 hours means out-flying Black Hawks, outgunning corrupt cops, and outsmarting men who know every move she'll make-because she trained them.
Hunted across bases, highways, and deserts, Chazz must choose who to trust: a Marine lover with classified connections, an airman mechanic who overhears too much, or the D.C. establishment that's already written California off.
Every alliance is a gamble; every hesitation costs lives.
And as improvised rebels strike tanks in San Francisco and federal forces hover at the edge of the map, one colonel's next decision could ignite a civil war-or stop it cold.
Perfect for fans of The Hunt for Red October, this is a ruthless, boots-on-the-ground coup story where loyalty, love, and duty collide under the rotors of attack helicopters-and the final order Chazz gives may save the Union...or bury it with her.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
537 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-939386-16-8 (9781939386168)
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Robert J. Muller, a California native, earned a PhD in Political Science from MIT before transitioning from a successful software executive career to writing. His works include the historical mystery Murder at Mount Vernon, the alternate history Menmenet trilogy, and the space opera Hyperkill, all reflecting his talent for merging historical depth with speculative themes. He currently resides in San Francisco.