Download or read book Standoff in the Ashes written by William W. Johnstone and published by eKensington. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a nuclear holocaust, an ex-mercenary helped reshape America. Now he faces a deadly civil war in this adventure from a USA Today–bestselling author. Ben Raines has been to hell before and made it out alive every time. But he hasn't come face-to-face with a fury like Claire Osterman, the fanatical new president (for life) of the United States of America. Now she's handed down her first order of business: terminate the Southern United States of America—and Ben Raines. Twenty-eighth in the long-running series!