As we mentioned in our last post, we’ve got a lot of exciting new releases coming up from our newest imprint, Flare Books. We’ll be spotlighting all of them in the coming days, and today’s spotlight falls on I.M. Aiken’s debut novel, The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County.
The novel centers on Alex Flynn, who follows their father into the world of first responders by becoming an EMT. But the person Alex becomes is a far cry from the hero they signed up to be.
Over four decades in public safety, Alex encounters a changing America, where veterans are left to rot on streets, women are welcome in dangerous fields but abusers still walk free, and service providers are subjected to intense public scrutiny while being denied the resources they need. After moving from bustling Boston to small town Vermont, Alex discovers an escalating feud between emergency operators and must decide which to protect: their community, or their legacy.
I.M. has taken the first rule of writing to heart: write what you know. She has worked on ambulances since the 1980s, starting in the Boston area where she was born and raised. She served one tour in Iraq with the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and now lives in Vermont.
The novel already has its fans. James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor, praised the book as “An important and unforgettable saga of the people who race toward danger to save strangers like you.”
The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County is out in September, and is available for pre-order now. And if you pre-order through Northshire Books, you can get a signed copy!