Brimstone

Shadows of Sunlight City #3

by Tony Ross

Sunlight City is burning. A religiously motivated arsonist, identified only as Brimstone, has used a brutal murder to make one emphatic repent or perish. Nearly six million people in this city that champions choice and tolerance must now decide what they will do. But Brimstone will not wait long to strike again. He has declared himself the judgment of God on a sinful city, and he will continue to escalate until his demands are met. Behind the scenes, the Granters who rule Sunlight City are faced with their own impossible decision. The key they have long searched for has unexpectedly been offered to them, and their greatest fear can now be conquered if they are willing to move swiftly and boldly… but the price may be higher than they are willing to pay. David and Mona Johansen are brought back to Sunlight City at the request of the Granters. David finds himself working with a team of government agents as he tries to predict Brimstone's next moves and save countless lives. Mona's assignment may be of even greater importance. But time is critically short. In fact, it may already be too late. "Brimstone" follows "Victor" and "Orion" in a series of fast-paced thrillers that combine action, adrenaline and spiritual insight. "Brimstone" looks closely at questions of justice and takes the readers on a non-stop race against two mad agendas, building relentlessly to a shocking conclusion that will leave you breathless.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2017

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Ross is an author who's not afraid of the dark.

In his first book, "The Ugly Duckling's Revenge," he opens the door to his own past struggles with alcoholism and depression. He shares what God did to pull him out and offers a message of hope to readers: "If God can do it for me, He can do it for you!" "The Ugly Duckling's Revenge" is currently out of print, but Tony is considering updating and reprinting it to share his message with new readers.

Tony's next books, "Victor" and "Orion," are what he defines as "thrillers for thinkers," stories filled with action, adrenalin and deep spiritual meaning, offering tension and drama as well as light and hope. "Victor" won a silver medal for Christian Fiction in the Readers Favorite 2013 International Award Contest. More thrillers follow in "Brimstone" and "Defender," completing the four-book series "Shadows of Sunlight City," which looks at humanity's search for eternal life through the eyes of a variety of flawed and compelling characters.

"Melody's Memory" is a departure from thrillers; it's a novella focusing less on suspense and action and more on the condition of the heart. Tony invites readers to open the long-locked doors of their own hearts, shine the light on what may be hidden there, and allow healing to come.

Tony is now revisiting the world he created in "Victor" and "Orion" in The Black Cat Chronicles, a series of short novellas set before "Victor." Three books have been released, "Omega: The Bitter Pill," "Ares: The Gates of Hell," and "Grendel: Fear of the Dark," with two more projected to follow.

When he's not writing, Tony enjoys country living, backyard campfires, recreational reading and outdoor sports. He has been a member of the ministry team at Calvary Apostolic Church in Clintonville, WI since 2004. Tony is happily married and has five children.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third book in this series, and I have read and reviewed the other two. As much as I enjoyed them, this third book is by far the best.

Set about twenty years in the future, Brimstone shows the depths human beings can go to do away with God, and make sin undeterred. Though the author writes nothing graphic, the book does show that the world could be even more evil and godless than it already is.

Brimtone also shows that those who believe in the Bible and good, can take drastically wrong actions in fighting evil, as the man named Brimstone does in the book.

Brimstone is different from the average Christian fiction novel. It deals with cloning, nano tech, and other futuristic things that may or may not be developed. Interwoven throughout it is the Gospel and the fact that God is so much better than what the world is offering.

Characters from the other books came back in this one, and things were not looking too good for one of them at the suspenseful and cliffhanger ending.

Brimtone was a great suspenseful read that also remained Christian and Biblical. Looking forward to the next book.

[Terry Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I eagerly awaited this author's next book. When I read what it was about I was surprised it was another story about Sunlight City. Mona and David are living peacefully in AZ until the Dept of Internal Service shows up and pretty much forces them to go back to Sunlight City. David to work with them and Mona to work with the Granters, the very people who run Sunlight City and wanted her dead. These Granters run the city and decide who lives and dies. As soon as David and Mona step off the plane, they feel the evil, and with good reason. We get an even better picture of this evil city and it is evil, even more than I realized. The things people do in this city are done in the name of choice, tolerance and acceptance of all choices people make. Sound familiar? This is a great new thriller with evil, false religions, spiritual warfare and temptation even for the Christians David and Mona. Even in Sunlight City God can reveal his Sonlight.

[Reggi Broach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense book, lots of action and hard to put down.