Bøker av Kevin Tumlinson

IT WAS GOING TO BE CALLED "THE BOOK OF KEVIN"But that sounded too "manifesto."It started with Neil Gaiman recommending a notebook, and an author marking his 50th birthday. Every day, for 123 days, a bestselling novelist wrote down the little bits of wisdom he'd heard and learned from mentors and family and friends over the years, as well as some things he'd thought of all on his own. And after the notebook was full he typed it all up, read it all through, and somehow learned a few new things himself.A Note from the Author is 123 days of exploration and reflection, inspiration and extrapoltion. From Stoic philsophy to folksy wisdom, every page has something to teach and carry with you.From "Grattitude is a Cheat Code" to the uncomfortable notion that "The Obstacle Could Be You," this book is packed with the sort of wisdom you would hope to get from a true friend or a brilliant mentor. And no one is more surprised about it than the author himself.START YOUR JOURNEY WITH SOME WORDS FROM A TRUE WISE GUY

HE WANTED A PURPOSE.WHAT HE FOUND WAS ANSWERS."One touch and he knows everything you know."Every memory, every skill, every thought you had at the moment of contact. It's an ability that has allowed Jaylin Rowlin to survive and stay out of the hands of people who would use him for their own gain.After surviving the attempt of a rogue billionaire to disect him and take his abilities, Jaylin has been forced to lay low. As the heat dies down, however, he finds that hiding out isn't enough-he needs a reason to keep going. He needs a purpose.When one of his permanent voices tells him he can find answers at a defunct off-the-books military lab called "The Pit," Jaylin and his mental entourage embark on a mission to infiltrate the base and learn the dark secrets behind Jaylin's origins.What they find puts Jaylin in more danger than he's ever faced.And for the first time in his life, he knows he isn't alone. EVERGREEN: TRACE CONTACT is the sequel to the wildly popular EVERGREEN, brought to you by the master of action and adventure, KEVIN TUMLINSON.

ANCIENT SECRETS THREATEN THE MODERN WORLD, AND THE HISTORIC CRIMES UNIT IS OUR ONLY HOPEWhen Dr. Dan Kotler-Archaeologist and FBI Consultant-gets an invitation to explore the Huashan mystery caves, located in China's Anhui Province, it's an offer too good to pass up. Especially since the lead on the project has promised him some "unusual, out of place history" to investigate. It's the closest thing to a vacation Kotler ever seems to take.But what Kotler finds hidden in those caves is more than just out of place-it's a sign of something sinister and dangerous that could threaten the modern world. Alex Kayne-former Fugitive Number One, and the inventor of a profoundly powerful quantum-based artificial intelligence-has come in from the cold. In exchange for staying out of a cell, Kayne has been recruited to work with the Historic Crimes Unit, putting her skills and her infamous AI to the task of tamping down the sorts of threats that emerge from history and endanger the world, here and now. She's not entirely comfortable being on a leash, following orders and living a restricted lifestyle. But she's giving it her best shot. For now.Her first case with the HCU, however, may be her last, as she faces off against operatives from an ancient order known as the Jani. They want whatever Kotler has found in those caves, and they think Kayne can help them get it. READ THE OUTSIDERS GAMBIT NOW!

EVERYONE WANTS ALEX KAYNEFBI, CIA, NSA, Foreign Governments-and now an international thief and conman with seemingly unlimited reach.Reed Harltan has plans for Alex Kayne. With one of Alex's clients under his thumb, Harltan may just have managed to pull off something even the powerful US alphabet agencies couldn't do-put her on a leash, and use her powerful AI software to do his bidding. Harltan wants Alex to break into the Boston Literary Archives and retrieve a rare manuscript, protected by a next-level security system that utilizes an artificial intelligence of its own. Can even QuiEK crack the most sophisticated security on the planet? And if Alex pulls this off, will she be Harltan's tool for good? The clock is ticking, and Alex Kayne only has one week to find a way out, or her client dies. COMPROMISED is the THIRD full-length novel in Kevin Tumlinson's QUAKE RUNNER: ALEX KAYNE series.

History has its secrets, and someone wants them all.Behind six feet of steel, buried under the streets of Manhattan, lies the Black Chamber-a room that once housed a team of codebreakers who would one day help to found the NSA."Imagine a writer that combines the best aspects of Cussler, Rollins, Berry, and Brown all into one. That's Kevin Tumlinson."-Ernest Dempsey, Author of The Forbidden TempleAbducted by a brutish professional killer, two physics professors are left with little food and limited air. Time is running out.Agent Roland Denzel and Dr. Liz Ludlum are led to a government-sealed room by an unseen figure, where they find a century-old manuscript filled with riddles. Is it the key to opening the Black Chamber? What other secrets does it hold?Dan Kotler returns in this codebreaking thriller, filled with enigmas, mysteries, and danger at every turn. Kotler must solve the Stepping Maze before time runs out ... for everyone.The Stepping Maze is the sixth full-length novel in the Dan Kotler Archaeological thrillers.

When Broadway star Maggie Hamilton disappeared five years ago, it was a mystery that captured the imaginations of everyone. When her body turns up in the tomb of a Mayan god, it opens the door for an evil that could consume the world.Dan Kolter and Agent Roland Denzel are back, and just in time, as a new threat emerges that could mean the end of all humanity. A mysterious figure has his sights on the contents of a lost Mayan tomb, and Kotler and company will need to use all of their resources, intelligence, and any luck they may have to keep an ancient curse at bay. In this fourth full-length adventure, Dr. Dan Kotler faces off with the most clever death traps the Mayan culture ever concieved, using his wits and his skills to keep himself and everyone else alive. Even if he escapes the Mayan tomb, it could be too late. READ THE GIRL IN THE MAYAN TOMB NOW, AND JOIN KOTLER ON A HISTORY-SPANNING THRILL RIDE!- HERE'S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT KEVIN TUMLINSON'S BOOKS:★★★★★ "Half way through I was waiting for Harrison Ford to leap out of the pages!"-Deanne, Review for 'The Coelho Medallion'★★★★★ "Kevin has crashed onto the action-thriller scene as only an action-thriller author can: with provocative plot lines, unforgettable characters, and enough adrenaline to keep you awake all night." -Nick Thacker, author of The Enigma Strain ★★★★★ "Move over Daniel Silva, James Patterson, and Dan Brown." -Chip Polk, Review for 'The Atlantis Riddle'★★★★★ "Move Over Indiana Jones, there is a New Dr. in Town!"-Cycletrash, Review for 'The Coelho Medallion"★★★★★ "[Kevin Tumlinson] is what every writer should be-entertaining and thought-provoking." - Shana Tehan, Press Secretary, U.S. House of Representatives ★★★★★ "I discovered Kevin Tumlinson from The Creative Penn podcast and immediately got his novel, Evergreen. I read it in like 3 seconds. It's the most fast-paced story I've encountered." -R.D. Holland, Independent Reviewer

ONE TOUCH AND HE KNOWS ALL YOU KNOWIt all starts with a touch.A brush of a hand, a casual bump of an arm, a firm handshake-that's all it takes for Jaylin Rowlin to absorb everything you know and everything you are, and you have no idea it's happening.Operating under the codename "Evergreen," Jaylin uses his gifts to make a living from the city's seedy underworld, but his only goal is to stay free and stay alive. He's developed a habit of constant paranoia-never sleeping in the same space twice, always disappearing into the crowded streets of Manhattan.When a stranger hires him to take on an impossible task for an unbelievable payday, Jaylin suddenly finds himself in a world filled with corporate espionage, international intrigue, and a very real and deadly danger that could threaten billions of lives.There are people who know what Jaylin can do. And they will stop at nothing to control him.AND HIS ONLY ALLIES ARE ALL IN HIS HEAD.

ANCIENT MYTH MEETS DARK SCIENCE, AND GODS AND KINGS WILL RISE AGAINFollowing the events of The God Extinction and The Hidden Persuaders, Dr. Dan Kotler finds himself embroiled in a plot that turns out to be "the family business." Kotler's grandfather-Richard Kotler-has resurfaced, along with thirty-six genetic samples, stolen from various archaeological dig sites worldwide. Using a new, dark science, and the resources of an ancient order bent on world domination, Richard intends to resurrect gods and kings, and unleash them on the world. Kotler and his FBI partner, Agent Roland Denzel, race to Göbekli Tepe-the Turkish dig site harboring the oldest known temple in the world-to track down one last key to stopping Richard's plot. Will they unravel the mystery in time? Or will the gods once again walk the Earth? The GOD RESURRECTION is the ELEVENTH full-length novel in Kevin Tumlinson's Dan Kotler thrillers. YOUR NEXT ADVENTURES STARTS HERE. PICK UP THE GOD RESURRECTION NOW!Find more about the Dan Kotler Thrillers online at DanKotler.com

FOURTEEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, ABDUCTED RIGHT FROM THE SENATE FLOOR.For centuries the Jani have hidden among us, gathering artifacts of great historical significance, accumulating power, infiltrating the highest offices of governments around the world. The Jani have influenced history for nearly two millennia.Within the Order, a new faction arises: The Novensiles. Using the power and reach of the Jani, this new group wants to create a true new world order. And now they are accelerating their plans.When fourteen members of the Senate are abducted on live television signs point to the Jani. Doctor Dan Kotler and Agent Roland Denzel are called in to help find the Congresspeople and to uncover the plans of this hidden Order before they can use their influence to take dominion over the world.Influence is the currency of the Novensiles and the Jani. Kotler and Denzel may pay a higher price.THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS IS THE NINTH FULL-LENGTH NOVEL IN KEVIN TUMLINSON'S DAN KOLTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL THRILLERS

An ancient drug will determine humanity's futureMakry ypno. Long Sleep. Lost in the darkness of history for millennia, referenced only in obscure Greek medical texts, this strange plant holds the key to allowing humanity to survive global threats by escaping to the stars. That is, if a team of mercenaries with a grudge doesn't get it first.Dr. Dan Kotler-polymathic anthropologist and FBI consultant-teams with his FBI partner, Agent Roland Denzel, to investigate the murder of an archaeobiologist, hot on the trail of a source for makry ypno. All signs point to the possibility of its existence, deep within the Mojave Desert, and it's potential use by Native Americans in the region.But Kotler and Denzel are not the only ones on the trail of this ancient drug. A team of mercenaries, led by an enemy from Kotler's past, has found the makry ypno first... and are willing to kill anyone to keep it under their control.THE SLEEPER'S WAR IS THE TENTH FULL-LENGTH NOVEL IN KEVIN TUMLINSON'S DAN KOTLER ARCHAEOLOGICAL THRILLERS

When an ancient map of Antarctica is found to be a forgery, it reveals an enigma of history and a terrifying modern-day threat.For the past two years, Gail McCarthy has been a constant source of danger and chaos in the lives of Dan Kotler and his FBI partner, Roland Denzel. Her vast smuggling empire empowers her to move about in the world without the worry of capture, as she spearheads criminal activities on a global scale. Guns, drugs, human trafficking--there's no black-market industry she doesn't touch or flat-out control, and she has the power to continually stay ahead of the world's top law enforcement agencies. Now she has her sights set on a new treasure--one that could fuel her rise to the status of a world power, and make her invincible. Kotler and Denzel race the clock to solve the riddle of the Antarctic forgery and stop Gail from getting her hands on a weapon that Hitler himself once coveted. The Antarctic Forgery is the fifth full-length novel in the Dan Kotler Archaeological thrillers.

FORGOTTEN SECRETS UNLEASH A RISING DARKNESS IN THE WORLDThe Demon Core--history records that the third and final plutonium core meant for Hiroshima was destroyed nearly a century ago. But history is wrong, and now the core reemerges in the hands of a rising power, a man bent on the destruction of the modern world.When the Governor of New York is murdered, the terrorists make two demands: Show the world the contents of Fort Knox, and step down from power--or the Demon Core will wipe Washington, DC from the map.Dr. Dan Kotler and Agent Roland Denzel are tasked with hunting down the history of the Demon Core, and to track the man who stole it in his bid for vengeance. Will they find the truth in time to save the world from a fiery holocaust? The Demon Core is the 12th Dan Kotler Archaeological Thriller.

ALEX KAYNE NEVER STOPS RUNNINGWhen a cop is framed for a crime, Alex Kayne comes to town to bring justice to the powerless. But there's more happening here than even she could plan for.Digging in to help her client reveals corruption that goes all the way to the top.WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF IS THE BAD GUY? Alex finds herself facing down a corrupt Congressman and mafia muscle as she struggles to bring justice for her client-and to stay ahead of the growing list of people trying to bring her down.Agents Eric Symon and Julia Mayher also make their return, on Alex Kayne's trail, and bringing an offer for Kayne to come in out of the cold-an invitation to join Historic Crimes.More action. More thrills. More running. Alex Kayne may have triggered the wrong people this time.

This collaborative sampler from Kevin Tumlinson and Mark Leslie combines a "Dan Kotler" archeological thriller with a "Canadian Werewolf" humorous thriller. These 15,000+ words are meant to introduce you to two different characters from two different thriller universes.The Brass Hall - Kevin TumlinsonWhat is a Celtic tomb doing in Egypt?Dan Kotler ('The Coelho Medallion') is back in this archaeological thriller prequel!Dan Kotler can't turn away from a good historic mystery. And finding a tomb for a Celtic god in a mountainous region of Egypt certainly qualifies.As Kotler investigates, he finds an amazing array of artifacts and evidence, and all of it points to something so remarkable it could redefine history-if Kotler can survive long enough to reveal it to the world.Join Dr. Kotler for an adventure an Egyptian adventure with a Celtic twist in this thrilling prequel to 'The Coelho Medallion.'This Time Around - Mark LeslieCAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOON AND NEW YORK CITY.Being a werewolf isn't all about howling at the moon. Or running carelessly through boundless fields feeling the wind in your fur. Not when you live in the most populous city in the US.For Michael Andrews, a Canadian living in Manhattan and afflicted with lycanthropy, there are odd side effects to being a werewolf in the middle of a bustling metropolis.Such as waking up naked in Battery Park with absolutely no memory of the night before as a wolf and trying to figure out why there is a bullet hole in his leg.Just another day in the life of a man living with the odd side effect of his werewolf affliction.(This short story is the tale that inspired the full length Mark Leslie novel A Canadian Werewolf in New York)A Happy Pants Books and Stark Publishing collaborative project.