book cover of Battle in the Avenue
 

Battle in the Avenue

(2022)
A novel by

 
 
Almost two decades after the collapse of fossil fuels, civilization is precariously held together by an alternative energy source rising in cost. In order to avoid another Fuel Wars, three long lost family members must each find their own answers to the betrayal that tore their family apart.

Orphaned for as long as he can remember, Owen Bradley grew up searching for an explanation of his isolation. Now a graduate student studying alternative fuels, Owen receives a mysterious package. The cryptic riddle inside sends him on a harrowing journey across Chicago in search of his family and the lineage he didn't know existed. He only has to outrun those that would stop at nothing to profit from a lucrative new energy source.

Clare Furmore strives to fill the cracks left in justice from the loosely rebuilt world following the Fuel Wars. Clare's determination stems from her attempts to escape the painful memory of the car wreck that took her parents when she was young. Now, a job has come along that sets her on a collision course to discover the truth from that day. Clare only has to catch the wolf she has suspected her whole life to be behind it all and put a stop to his tyrannical rule.

Dr. James Stevenson is a brilliant physicist and inventor. Predicting the end of fossil fuels, James is betrayed by his lifelong friend and business partner when the man arranges the murder of his family. James is forced to watch as humanity tears itself apart in the wake of the Fuel Wars until a new fuel is discovered. James learns the fuel is only temporary but not all is lost, he finds there is still something worth the fight. A journey of retribution is ahead, if only he can solve the world’s energy crisis and come up with a plan to take down one of the most powerful men on the planet who was once, his best friend.


Genre: Thriller

Visitors also looked at these books


Used availability for Sean McCutchen's Battle in the Avenue


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors