Amber Dawn

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Kenneth Andrus attended Marietta College where he was recently recognized as a distinguished graduate. Graduating from the Ohio State University College of Medicine, he was commissioned in the United States Navy where he completed his studies in internal medicine, obtaining board certification. He subsequently completed a twenty-four year career retiring with the rank of Captain alternating tours at Naval medical teaching hospitals, the Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force. Highlights of his operational tours included Medical Officer, Third Battalion Forth Marines; Surgeon 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Operation Frequent Wind; Medical Officer, U.S.S. Truxtun CGN-35, Surgeon, Commander Seventh Fleet; Command Surgeon, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Surgeon, United States Pacific Fleet. Following his retirement, he continued to serve our veterans while working at Veterans Affairs.Dr. Andrus began his writing career after his retirement from VA first penning a heartfelt book about his experiences as the father-of-the-bride for his two daughters. Congratulations, Your Daughter is Engaged. Now What? A Father's Emotional Survival Guide. While still on active duty, the idea for his first novel began to form resulting in the publication of Flash Point, the first in the five book The Defender series. His second novel, Amber Dawn was published in March of 2021, and the third, Arctic Menace was published in August of 2021. While working his draft for The Curators, the fourth in the series, he completed a novella "Twenty-one Day in December" included in Christmas Tapestry. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with his wife of forty-three years, Christine, also a retired Navy physician.

A terrorist bent on revenge. Nations on the brink. Can Nick Parkos stop a deadly fanatic before thousands are killed by his unrelenting wrath?

Nick Parkos is a low-level intelligence analyst when a shocking twist thrusts him to the forefront. All at once he's the man best qualified to deal with a dire threat to the stability of the entire world. Bashir al-Khulyter, seeking revenge for his family's deaths by Russian paramilitary troops, detonates a dirty bomb in Moscow's Red Square-and threatens to deploy four more bombs in the near future. With the world's capitals on red alert, Parkos must find and stop al-Khultyer before thousands are killed and entire cities are contaminated.


While dealing with powerful personal demons, Parkos follows a cryptic trail across three continents and eleven cities, hoping he can somehow prevent additional brutal and merciless deaths. But Bashir has more lethal surprises planned than Parkos can anticipate. The first bomb killed thousands-and the next could destabilize fragile peace in the world's most treacherous regions.


Written by a military veteran and expert in geopolitical affairs, Amber Dawn portrays a compelling and authentic portrait of how our current international status quo could unravel in the blink of an eye. This is a cautionary tale about disasters that could result from decreased vigilance. We need our Defenders-now more than ever.


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"If you're looking for a suspense thriller that will grab you, spin you around, then pin you to your chair until you finish, this is it. Amber Dawn is terrific entertainment by a writer working at the top of his game."


William Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Letter