VanOps 1-3 plus Cleopatra's Vendetta (Paperbacks)

DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this multi-award-winning series. #1 NYT bestselling author James Rollins called the first installment, "A book that defines 'page-turner.'"

The eleven-time award-winning and international bestselling VanOps thrillers have hit the Top 100 charts in three countries. Centrae's trademark blend of intrigue, history, science, and mystery is on full display with these smart, heart-pounding action thrillers. Fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, Steve Berry, and James Rollins will devour the pages of this bestselling series.

VANOPS #1 - THE LOST POWER: Maddy Marshall and her twin brother Will Argones must find Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon before a hostile state seizes the power and cripples the United States. Can the two civilians evade a Russian sniper?

VANOPS #2 - SOLSTICE SHADOWS: A computer-app designer. An encrypted relic. Can she and the VanOps team decipher the dangerous code before extremists trigger a high-tech apocalypse?

VANOPS #3 - THE DOOMSDAY MEDALLION: Sixteenth-century French prophet Nostradamus predicted the Great Fire of London, Napoleon’s conquest, Hitler’s rule, and the atomic bomb. Can Maddy Marshall and the VanOps team keep the old seer’s secrets out of blood-stained hands?

CLEOPATRA'S VENDETTA: Tim and Angie Stryker must shake the deeply buried pillars of western civilization to save their daughter from an unspeakable fate. Zola Argones, the tongueless Russian ambassador from Avanti Centrae’s VanOps series, plays a key role in helping Tim and Angie Stryker fight the ancient cult.

GENRE GRAND PRIZE BLUE RIBBON WINNER AT THE CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
HONORABLE MENTION WINNER AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL
BRONZE MEDAL WINNER AT THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS
GENRE GRAND PRIZE WINNER - GLOBAL THRILLER AWARDS - CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
BRONZE MEDAL WINNER - ADVENTURE - READERS' FAVORITE AWARDS
THRILLER WINNER - BESTTHRILLERS.COM BOOK AWARDS
HONORABLE MENTION - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS
THRILLER FINALIST - BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARDS
GLOBAL THRILLER FINALIST - CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
QUARTER-FINALIST - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BOOKLIFE PRIZE
THRILLER & ADVENTURE FINALIST - BEST BOOK AWARDS

Professional Reviews:

"Avanti Centrae's VanOps: THE LOST POWER opens a tantalizing new series that combines historical mystery and cutting-edge science into a masterwork of international intrigue--with the promise of more to follow. Don't miss this riveting debut!" ~ James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"...a good ole' fashioned rip-roaring adventure from start to finish. Enjoy the ride." ~ Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author

"THE LOST POWER takes readers on 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." ~ Robin Burcell, NYT bestselling author of The Last Good Place and (co-written with Clive Cussler) The Oracle.