Machine of War

They turned him into a killing machine with no off switch.

1947. Thomas Armstrong, a young Marine, returns home from the war in the Pacific. He hopes to forget the terrifying experience and pursue his dream of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. But when a gang of escaped convicts led by sociopath Dimitri Smalls hijacks the bus he's on, Thomas instinctually becomes a machine of war. He thwarts the killers in a bloody melee but finds himself the target of Smalls, now thirsty for revenge.

Once home, plagued by nightmares and horrific flashbacks, Thomas unwittingly becomes a suspect in a gruesome murder and is swept up in an unconventional romance. To avoid family scandal and the electric chair, Thomas must clear his name, fight his demons, and keep one step ahead of a maniac.

Machine of War is the debut novel by playwright Jay Cameron Parker.