INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR AVANTI CENTRAE
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RACING AGAINST TIME
TO UNLOCK PUZZLES
THAT HOLD THE KEYS TO WORLD PEACE.
ON A HEART-POUNDING ADVENTURE
AS THEY FOLLOW TIME-WORN CLUES
FROM A MEDIEVAL SPANISH CASTLE TO A LOST WARREN UNDER THE STREETS OF JERUSALEM,
RACING AGAINST TIME
TO UNLOCK PUZZLES
THAT HOLD THE KEYS TO WORLD PEACE.
CAN ONE SMALL TEAM MAKE A DIFFERENCE AGAINST INCREDIBLE ODDS?
GO ALONG WITH MADDY MARSHALL, WILL ARGONES, AND BEAR THORENSON ON THEIR MISSIONS.
Computer app-designer Maddy Marshall is an intelligent, independent truth-seeker with jet-black hair and special martial arts abilities.
Tall, dark-haired Will Argones is a skeptic forced out of his comfort zone and into a deadly, international game of cat and mouse.
Broad-shouldered Theodore (Bear) Thorenson, a bristly-haired marine, jumps at the chance to join VanOps, an ultra-black organization chartered to stop arcane threats.
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"Really hit the spot for me."
"Loved THE LOST POWER!"
"A high-stakes, daring adventure."
"Loved it! When's the movie coming out?"
"Avanti Centrae is my new favorite author!"
"I almost burned dinner - couldn't put it down!"
"Grabs you like a suspense movie and won't let go."
"Had me sitting on the edge of my seat and holding my breath."
"I loved this book mostly for the terrific character that is Maddy!"
"What a fun ride! Travel the world with this intricately plotted novel."
AVANTI CENTRAE - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Avanti Centrae is a sixteen-time award-winning and #1 International bestselling author. Besides being a former Silicon Valley IT executive, she's an avid world traveler and white-water raft guide who has practiced martial arts. She loves driving fast sports cars, hiking, and had at least one past life as an assassin.
Her smart, adrenaline-laced action thrillers have hit the Kindle Top 100 bestseller lists in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as well as the Barnes & Noble Nook store. Fans love her trademark blend of intrigue, history, science, and mystery.
First published with a small press in 2019, she’s appeared on multiple radio shows, including NPR, and has been featured in dozens of podcasts and interviews to discuss novels. Mystery & Suspense Magazine, Strand Magazine, Authority Magazine, Killer Nashville, and Thrive Global have published her articles and she was mentioned in Newsweek.
When not traveling the world or hiking in the Sierra mountains, she’s writing her next thriller in Northern California, helped by her family and distracted by her German shepherds.
Her smart, adrenaline-laced action thrillers have hit the Kindle Top 100 bestseller lists in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as well as the Barnes & Noble Nook store. Fans love her trademark blend of intrigue, history, science, and mystery.
First published with a small press in 2019, she’s appeared on multiple radio shows, including NPR, and has been featured in dozens of podcasts and interviews to discuss novels. Mystery & Suspense Magazine, Strand Magazine, Authority Magazine, Killer Nashville, and Thrive Global have published her articles and she was mentioned in Newsweek.
When not traveling the world or hiking in the Sierra mountains, she’s writing her next thriller in Northern California, helped by her family and distracted by her German shepherds.
"This one's a nailbiter for sure!" - Seattle Book Review
Vanops #1 - the lost powerAn extraordinary weapon - powerful in the past . . . dangerous in the present. Can Maddy Marshall, her twin brother Will, and marine Bear Thorenson find Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon before a hostile state seizes the power and cripples the United States?
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Spain 1057: During a thunderous battle, the first King of Aragon wrestles Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon from the Moors, but finds it holds a terrifying and mysterious power.
Nearly a thousand years later, gunshots and the clatter of breaking glass rip through a fog-shrouded Napa Valley morning. Maddy Marshall, an app designer who studies martial arts, and her twin brother, engineer Will Argones, quickly run toward the sound. Horrified, they discover a sniper has cut down two members of their family.
Before the pool of blood on the living room floor is dry, their father sends the twins on a dangerous quest to recover Alexander's ancient relic. Joined by a broad-shouldered marine who harbors a secret alliance with VanOps, an ultra-black covert agency, they soon discover the global stakes involved in uncovering the past.
The trio follow time-worn clues from a medieval Spanish castle to a lost warren under the streets of Jerusalem, racing against time to unlock the puzzle that will lead them to an arcane power--before a hostile state seizes that power and cripples the United States.
To survive, they must go undercover and off-grid. No place is safe, a wrong move means death, and even a simple phone call is off-limits. Because now, the sniper has his sights set on them.
Nearly a thousand years later, gunshots and the clatter of breaking glass rip through a fog-shrouded Napa Valley morning. Maddy Marshall, an app designer who studies martial arts, and her twin brother, engineer Will Argones, quickly run toward the sound. Horrified, they discover a sniper has cut down two members of their family.
Before the pool of blood on the living room floor is dry, their father sends the twins on a dangerous quest to recover Alexander's ancient relic. Joined by a broad-shouldered marine who harbors a secret alliance with VanOps, an ultra-black covert agency, they soon discover the global stakes involved in uncovering the past.
The trio follow time-worn clues from a medieval Spanish castle to a lost warren under the streets of Jerusalem, racing against time to unlock the puzzle that will lead them to an arcane power--before a hostile state seizes that power and cripples the United States.
To survive, they must go undercover and off-grid. No place is safe, a wrong move means death, and even a simple phone call is off-limits. Because now, the sniper has his sights set on them.
"Don’t miss this riveting debut!”
"A fast-paced roller coaster of a ride across the globe in a top-notch thriller with high-stakes and plenty of edge-of-seat action."
"A page-turner that takes its protagonists from a medieval Spanish castle to a secret underground city in Israel -- and beyond."
"This is one of the best action/thrillers I have ever read and I can't wait for the next novel in the series."
vanops #2: solstice shadowsA computer-app designer. An encrypted relic. Can she and the VanOps team decipher the dangerous code before extremists trigger a high-tech apocalypse?
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VanOps has a charter to save the world from mysterious threats, and Director Bowman wants software expert Maddy Marshall to join the team. But the Aikido blackbelt isn't sure she's ready for a hazardous role that might risk the life of AJ, the nine-year-old boy she wants to adopt. When an armed Russian thief escapes over her fire escape carrying an ancient star chart, Maddy’s heart drops. She decides to join her broad-shouldered boyfriend, Bear Thorenson, in a covert ops mission to retrieve the chart, as it may lead to an arcane weapon that fringe members of the Russian government will use to spark a global war.
Setting off on a mad dash to uncover the chart’s celestial secrets, the VanOps team races across the globe through the bazaars of Morocco, fallen Turkish temples, and Egypt’s perilous Valley of the Kings. They must fight to stay even a half-step ahead of sinister assassins. Worse, the place Maddy sent AJ for refuge becomes the enemy’s testing ground, where hungry gangs roam darkened streets.
With millions of lives on the line, can Maddy and Bear rescue the boy and crack the chart’s secret code?
Setting off on a mad dash to uncover the chart’s celestial secrets, the VanOps team races across the globe through the bazaars of Morocco, fallen Turkish temples, and Egypt’s perilous Valley of the Kings. They must fight to stay even a half-step ahead of sinister assassins. Worse, the place Maddy sent AJ for refuge becomes the enemy’s testing ground, where hungry gangs roam darkened streets.
With millions of lives on the line, can Maddy and Bear rescue the boy and crack the chart’s secret code?
"A tantalizing new series."
"Avanti Centrae packs a thriller parachute with endless suspense and a rip-cord ending. Brilliant."
"Has that unputdownable X factor!"
"Fast-paced action adventure with an ancient mystery at its heart -- fans of Dan Brown and Steve Berry will love the VanOps thrillers."
vanops #3 - the doomsday medallionSixteenth-century French prophet Nostradamus predicted the Great Fire of London, Napoleon’s conquest, Hitler’s rule, and the atomic bomb. Can the VanOps team keep the old seer’s secrets out of blood-stained hands?
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Aikido black belt Maddy Marshall is celebrating the completion of her black ops training when news of a military takeover in the South China Sea shocks the world because it was predicted by a sixteen-year-old French student. When intel chatter spells danger to Avril, the young seer, VanOps Director Bowman assigns Marshall, her twin brother, Will Argones, and former marine Bear Thorenson to protect the girl.
Emotions between the siblings are running hot due to their aunt’s recent stroke, which has reminded them of the childhood accident that scarred both his chin and her heart. Tensions ratchet higher when they arrive at Avril’s home to find the instant social media star has been kidnapped, leaving them with only clenched fists and cryptic clues that lead to a secret formula encoded on an etched-bronze medallion.
While Taiwan fears an invasion that will set off an apocalyptic chain of events, Marshall and Argones race through medieval French towns, Italian cathedrals, and ancient Greek temples attempting to find Avril before their enemies use the girl to discover the Holy Grail of military intelligence. If the elite team fails, they won’t need a crystal ball to know millions of innocent souls will be destined to join Nostradamus in the afterlife.
Emotions between the siblings are running hot due to their aunt’s recent stroke, which has reminded them of the childhood accident that scarred both his chin and her heart. Tensions ratchet higher when they arrive at Avril’s home to find the instant social media star has been kidnapped, leaving them with only clenched fists and cryptic clues that lead to a secret formula encoded on an etched-bronze medallion.
While Taiwan fears an invasion that will set off an apocalyptic chain of events, Marshall and Argones race through medieval French towns, Italian cathedrals, and ancient Greek temples attempting to find Avril before their enemies use the girl to discover the Holy Grail of military intelligence. If the elite team fails, they won’t need a crystal ball to know millions of innocent souls will be destined to join Nostradamus in the afterlife.
"With a jaw-dropping, rewarding twist at the end, every mystery, crime, and thriller fan should read Doomsday Medallion."
"An epic and bewitching mashup of historical suspense and political thriller. Perfect for fans of Steve Berry and James Rollins."
“Masterful. A perfect blend of roller-coaster thrill ride and historical revelation.”
"An action-packed, high-stakes journey through ancient European landmarks in search of a secret so powerful it can explain the past and predict the future."
"One of the best thrillers of the year."
"Author Avanti Centrae weaves an intriguing tapestry of twists and turns that keeps you driving forward to find out what happens next." - JY
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EXCERPT: THE LOST POWER, COPYRIGHT 2019
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CHAPTER 1
Napa Valley, California, June 25, 8:56 a.m., Present Day
Through the crosshairs of his long-barreled sweetheart, Ivan scanned the wood-casement window of the vineyard's stone-walled residence, and waited for his intended target to walk into view. His movements were slow and meticulous.
Lying in the loft of an old barn, he calculated range, altitude, temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed, and humidity. His skin was irritated by the coarse hay that surrounded him, but he ignored the sensation and focused on his calculations. Click. He made a minor adjustment on his rifle to account for the drop of the round due to air density. And another for windage.
Although misty rivers of fog swirled into gray whirlpools around the winery, the computer-enhanced scope of his Springfield EBR allowed him to visually lock onto the home's large bank of windows. Human movement flickered behind the glass.
He didn't want to pull the trigger. Nevertheless, Ivan waited for the perfect moment, the perfect shot.
CHAPTER 2
8:57 a.m.
As she headed toward her father's vineyard, Maddy drove as fast as she dared down a familiar tree-lined Napa country lane. Today, she didn't recognize the road. It looked eerie and unnatural. The area was draped in sheets of fog from yesterday's unseasonable rain, and the silver half-light gave the trees an ethereal patina.
"Sensei, would you kill someone if you had to?" AJ asked.
Surprised, Maddy frowned. "I'm not a sensei yet, remember?" She paused for a moment before she replied to his query. "Where did that question come from?"
"We were talking about it in the locker room at the dojo after class. We know aikido is about non-violence, but what if you don't have a choice?" His voice dropped to a dramatic whisper. "What if it was kill or be killed?"
Maddy shook her head. The things children thought about. "I would always look for another way."
She glanced over at AJ, glad she'd brought him along today. His ears stuck out and his face was dotted with freckles. She found him adorable.
"Okay. Can martial arts masters light paper on fire with just their hands?"
Maddy halted the car at a stop sign and peered through the swirling, patchy fog, trying to get her bearings while she figured out how to answer this question. The mist distorted everything. She turned right.
Without warning, a smothering mass of black, rustling feathers flew toward the car. She flinched in her seat and slammed on the car brakes. Her heart pounded. She stopped breathing and scanned the road ahead of her. After a long moment, she realized with chagrin that she had just scared a bunch of ugly, red-faced black turkey vultures into flight by turning onto a new road after a stop sign.
She took a deep breath. It wasn't like her to be so jumpy. She was, after all, shodan, a first-dan black belt. But the sudden movement of wings, obscured through the morning's foggy haze, had pulled her off balance. Maddy gave the car some gas and it inched forward down the road.
Maddy looked over at AJ. "Are you okay?"
AJ laughed. "I'm okay. But that scared you!"
"Did not!" Maddy replied, twisting her ponytail.
"Did too—I saw you jump! And you smashed on the brakes."
Maddy grinned for a moment at the childish banter and AJ's creative language. It could be a happy day, in spite of everything. She loved AJ, she and Vincent had even talked about adopting him. Vincent, her former fiancé. Of course, that was before the breakup. Since then, she'd been feeling brittle, and the nightmare last night didn't help. The dream was gut-wrenching. Although the sensation had faded in the dim light of morning, much of it lingered like a bad relationship. That dream was probably why she was on edge and had jumped at the thrashing wings.
She looked at the dash clock—only a few minutes late. Heart still beating faster than normal, she turned down the long shadowy driveway of the once proud vineyard.
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CHAPTER 1
Napa Valley, California, June 25, 8:56 a.m., Present Day
Through the crosshairs of his long-barreled sweetheart, Ivan scanned the wood-casement window of the vineyard's stone-walled residence, and waited for his intended target to walk into view. His movements were slow and meticulous.
Lying in the loft of an old barn, he calculated range, altitude, temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed, and humidity. His skin was irritated by the coarse hay that surrounded him, but he ignored the sensation and focused on his calculations. Click. He made a minor adjustment on his rifle to account for the drop of the round due to air density. And another for windage.
Although misty rivers of fog swirled into gray whirlpools around the winery, the computer-enhanced scope of his Springfield EBR allowed him to visually lock onto the home's large bank of windows. Human movement flickered behind the glass.
He didn't want to pull the trigger. Nevertheless, Ivan waited for the perfect moment, the perfect shot.
CHAPTER 2
8:57 a.m.
As she headed toward her father's vineyard, Maddy drove as fast as she dared down a familiar tree-lined Napa country lane. Today, she didn't recognize the road. It looked eerie and unnatural. The area was draped in sheets of fog from yesterday's unseasonable rain, and the silver half-light gave the trees an ethereal patina.
"Sensei, would you kill someone if you had to?" AJ asked.
Surprised, Maddy frowned. "I'm not a sensei yet, remember?" She paused for a moment before she replied to his query. "Where did that question come from?"
"We were talking about it in the locker room at the dojo after class. We know aikido is about non-violence, but what if you don't have a choice?" His voice dropped to a dramatic whisper. "What if it was kill or be killed?"
Maddy shook her head. The things children thought about. "I would always look for another way."
She glanced over at AJ, glad she'd brought him along today. His ears stuck out and his face was dotted with freckles. She found him adorable.
"Okay. Can martial arts masters light paper on fire with just their hands?"
Maddy halted the car at a stop sign and peered through the swirling, patchy fog, trying to get her bearings while she figured out how to answer this question. The mist distorted everything. She turned right.
Without warning, a smothering mass of black, rustling feathers flew toward the car. She flinched in her seat and slammed on the car brakes. Her heart pounded. She stopped breathing and scanned the road ahead of her. After a long moment, she realized with chagrin that she had just scared a bunch of ugly, red-faced black turkey vultures into flight by turning onto a new road after a stop sign.
She took a deep breath. It wasn't like her to be so jumpy. She was, after all, shodan, a first-dan black belt. But the sudden movement of wings, obscured through the morning's foggy haze, had pulled her off balance. Maddy gave the car some gas and it inched forward down the road.
Maddy looked over at AJ. "Are you okay?"
AJ laughed. "I'm okay. But that scared you!"
"Did not!" Maddy replied, twisting her ponytail.
"Did too—I saw you jump! And you smashed on the brakes."
Maddy grinned for a moment at the childish banter and AJ's creative language. It could be a happy day, in spite of everything. She loved AJ, she and Vincent had even talked about adopting him. Vincent, her former fiancé. Of course, that was before the breakup. Since then, she'd been feeling brittle, and the nightmare last night didn't help. The dream was gut-wrenching. Although the sensation had faded in the dim light of morning, much of it lingered like a bad relationship. That dream was probably why she was on edge and had jumped at the thrashing wings.
She looked at the dash clock—only a few minutes late. Heart still beating faster than normal, she turned down the long shadowy driveway of the once proud vineyard.
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