Air Force Major Tamika Smith is serving as a Search and Rescue reservist at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha when a commercial airplane crash-lands at the airfield.

Thrust into action, Tamika dives into the flaming wreckage to pull out any survivors. Among the lives she tries to save are retired billionaire Charles Roscovitch and his wife Shea, and a tech entrepreneur named Johnny who has gone missing amidst the carnage.

When her commander, Colonel Jerry “JJ” Jessup, brashly announces to the world that this was a terrorist attack, Tamika becomes something of an overnight internet sensation and hero.

But this was not an isolated hit by a suicide bomber. The terrorist, Obaid bin Latif, strikes again the very next day and attacks a wide array of targets over the next eighteen months.

Also involved is Bryce Roscovitch, Charles’s long estranged son and a programming savant and dark web supplier. But the real mastermind behind the destruction is Ford Wilkes — a subversive operator engaged in a “special form of venture capitalism.” He funds terrorists. His life experiences and his connection to a group called The Brotherhood have led to a mission of anarchy, fear, and dissent.

Wilkes is smart, patient, and without conscience. He has a plan afoot to destroy America from within. Pawns are moved in an orchestrated plot. Law enforcement is played like puppets.

In an environment of fake news, red vs blue, “haves” vs. “have nots,” immigrant tensions, and a virus pandemic, a polarized nation begins to split at its seams. With thousands dying and the strikes becoming increasingly personal, Tamika and an unlikely collection of committed Americans must answer a fundamental question: how far would you go to save what you love?

Chillingly set against a backdrop of modern-day events comes a story driven by themes of revenge and hope, guilt and redemption, separation and family. With heart-pounding action, a rich tapestry of characters, and a twisting plot filled with political intrigue and technothriller tones, The Wilkes Insurrection will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Sometimes you just want to curl up with a great thriller. This is one for your reading list. Hard to believe, yet true, this is author Robbie Bach's first fiction title. Bach was the chief executive leading Microsoft's XBOX team to success in the tech industry prior to embarking on his next career as an author. We can't wait for more.

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