Drew Murphy is a former Marine and EMT in Boston. While visiting his mother in Florida, an evil force releases Pestilence, a man-made virus. Panic and chaos ensue as a plague of biblical proportions circles the globe, spreading like wildfire.
Trapped hundreds of miles from home and surrounded by the madness of a crumbling society, Drew teams up with Steve, a recovering addict who has recently found God. The pair must put aside their beliefs and work together if they want to survive and make it home.
Hell-bent on destroying humanity, the sinister entity planned to stop for nothing until Drew Murphy got in its way.
Meanwhile, Annabelle, Drew’s wife, must face unprecedented challenges in the face of a pandemic. Having always relied on others, she’s now forced to fend for herself, while caring for her elderly mother and toddler daughter. She quickly finds out what she’s made of.
Can Drew safely get through the violent and lawless land? Will he make it home in time to stop the diabolical being and save his family? Or will his own demons drag them all down?
Pestilence is an award-winning, action-packed thriller you won’t easily forget.
Awards:
2020 TopShelf Book Awards Nominee
2019 Readers Favorite - Bronze Medal for Action Fiction
Readers Favorite Five Star Reviews
Chanticleer International Book Awards - 2018 Global Thriller Semi-Finalist
2018 New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing – “Official Selection” EBOOK – SCIENCE FICTION
E.M. Kelly is a former Marine Corps Reservist and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in Boston. Being an avid reader one of his lifelong dreams was to write a novel. Finally, he put "pen to paper" as his wife had long ago suggested and fulfilled his dream in 2018 when he released his first novel, Addiction & Pestilence – Book One of his A Journey Through Hell series.
This post-apocalyptic horror thriller is a modern retelling of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which has won five awards, including Readers' Favorite bronze medal for Action and the coveted Readers' Favorite 5 Star Reviews. E.M. is known for writing riveting fiction highlighting gritty, raw and real characters.
He can usually be found reading a book, and that book will more likely than not be a thriller of some sort.
At night he is absorbed in creating his newest page-turner and just released his second novel, Demons & War, in February of 2021. Currently he is a billing supervisor for a large Boston hospital, and he lives just south of the city with his loving wife and daughter.