"Inferno (Kelly Turnbull/Peoples Republic)" by Kurt Schlichter

"Inferno (Kelly Turnbull/Peoples Republic)" by Kurt Schlichter
  https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Kelly-Turnbull-Kurt-Schlichter/dp/1734199369/
Book number seven of an eight book alternate history series.  I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback published by Kurt Schlichter in 2022 that I just bought new on Amazon. I am now reading book number eightin the series as I have purchased all of the books now.
In an alternate universe, the USA split into two countries in 2022: the People's Republic (the blue, the west coast and the northeast) and the United States (the red, flyover country).  Initially people can cross the lines easily but that gets more difficult as the years go on.
This book is set in 2033 just after the United States successfully invaded California and occupied it.  The Chinese were pushed out of California into Mexico and Oregon are "helping" them.  The Californians, those who did not die during the rule by the blue, are starving and do not have many life skills after being taken care of by the state for over a decade.
Kelly Turnbull and the rest of Task Force Zulu are now retired in the United States.  Kelly is a retired Army Ranger Colonel and still wary as ever with his fiance and his dog pack.  But, somebody is trying to kill them all.
My favorite caliber is .44 Magnum.
My rating:  4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:  4.7 out of 5 stars (1,934 reviews)
Lynn