When people ask what kind of fiction I write, I have a hard time answering. My original vision was to write suspense novels set in ancient Jerusalem. That’s what you find in my City of God series, which covers the last few years before the Jewish revolt of AD 66-74. Eventually this series will go all the way through the war, right up to the final disaster at Masada. 3 books are completed, I’m working on Book 4, and the series will have 7 books total.
I’m also interested in what was going on in Jerusalem and Galilee about 3 decades earlier, when Jesus of Nazareth was causing trouble for the establishment. I’m working on a 4-book series about him, my Crown of Thorns series, which covers his career from AD 29 to AD 33. 2 books are completed, with 2 still to go.
But I’ve also written some science fiction novels about Mars (the Oxygen series) with my friend John Olson. This was not part of my original plan, but when I started writing, I didn’t know anything about “branding” and I thought it would be a brilliant idea to show my publishers I can write in several genres. (It’s not a good idea.)
I also wrote a book on quantum computing, starring a handsome genius with Asperger’s syndrome. This novel, Double Vision, turned out to be my funniest book, and the hero, Dillon, turned out to be a very popular character. I’m glad I wrote the book.
Writing in multiple genres is not a smart thing to do when you’re starting out. But what’s done is done. My future books will focus on ancient Jerusalem, because that’s my first love. But here’s the full list of novels I’ve written:
Transgression (City of God, Book 1)
There is a bit of real physics and real history behind this novel. Wormholes are horribly unstable, but if you somehow managed to create one, you really could travel back in time. Opinions differ on whether you could “change the past” when you got there. Probably in the year 57, an assassination attempt was made on the apostle Paul, who was visiting Jerusalem. Paul’s own nephew was in the thick of the plot. Two witnesses from the far future, Rivka Meyers and Ari Kazan, were there to see it all. A third person, Damien West, was there to make it happen. This is their story.
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Premonition (City of God, Book 2)
There is a bit of real physics and real history behind this novel. Wormholes are horribly unstable, but if you somehow managed to create one, you really could travel back in time. Opinions differ on whether you could “change the past” when you got there. Probably in the year 62, James the brother of Jesus was arrested, tried, and stoned to death in Jerusalem by the high priest, Hanan ben Hanan. The charge was “law-breaking.” Two witnesses from the far future, Ari Kazan and his wife Rivka Meyers, were there to see it all. This is their story.
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Retribution (City of God, Book 3)
There is a bit of real physics and real history behind this novel. Wormholes are horribly unstable, but if you somehow managed to create one, you really could travel back in time. Opinions differ on whether you could “change the past” when you got there. On April 30, A.D. 66, Gessius Florus, the governor of Judea, randomly selected hundreds of Jews from the streets of Jerusalem and crucified them in the public market. In retribution. For an insult. Of all the Jewish aristocrats in the city, only one had the courage to stand up to the governor. A woman, Queen Berenike. Two witnesses from the far future, Ari Kazan and his wife Rivka Meyers, were there to see it all. This is their story.
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Son of Mary (Crown of Thorns, Book 1)
Son of Mary is Book 1 in the Crown of Thorns series--four novels on the life, death, and resurrection of Yeshua of Nazareth.
Yeshua has been told all his life that he is to redeem Israel someday. But how is he to do that? The man who redeems Israel must be a man of blood, a man of the sword. There is nothing in Yeshua to love the sword.
When a new prophet arises in Israel, Yeshua goes to ask how he is to redeem Israel. The prophet gives Yeshua a mysterious oracle: the man who would redeem Israel must find and destroy the "four Powers."
But who are these mysterious Powers? In each book, Yeshua must discover the next Power and destroy it ... or be killed.
Son of Mary is available on Amazon now.
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Son of David (Crown of Thorns, Book 2)
Yeshua of Nazareth desperately wants to be the prophesied Mashiach, the anointed king of Israel, the son of David.
He knows the tales of King David. How David was a man after God's own heart. A man who could charm away evil spirits with a harp.
But King David was also a man of blood. A man of violence. A man of dark passions.
Yeshua must find a way to destroy the second Power--the one that destroyed King David. But first, he has to learn what the second Power is.
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Oxygen (Oxygen Series, Book 1)
Halfway to Mars, an explosion leaves the four-member crew of the Ares 10 with only enough oxygen for one. Valkerie Jansen, the ship’s doctor, is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. Bob Kaganovski, the ship's mechanic, is worried that Valkerie is mentally unbalanced, possibly even dangerous. Which is just too bad, because Bob’s falling in love with her.
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The Fifth Man (Oxygen Series, Book 2)
Everybody knows that Martian bacteria couldn’t possibly infect humans. But what if it did? Everybody knows that NASA couldn’t possibly consider stranding astronauts on Mars. But what if that was best for everyone? Everybody knows that trained astronauts couldn’t possibly freak out under insane amounts of stress. But what if one of them did?
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Oxygen Series Box Set
The award-winning thriller Oxygen and its riveting sequel The Fifth Man. Halfway to Mars, an explosion leaves the four-member crew of the Ares 10 with only enough oxygen for one. Valkerie Jansen, the ship’s doctor, is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. Bob Kaganovski, the ship's mechanic, is worried that Valkerie is mentally unbalanced, possibly even dangerous. Which is just too bad, because Bob’s falling in love with her.
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There's a code even the NSA can't crack. But Dillon Richard can.
Dillon is a straight-arrow genius with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s never told a lie. He’s never been kissed. And he’s never had a badass quantum computer for cracking codes. Until now. In just a few days, Dillon will finish the software to crack the “unbreakable” code that banks and terrorists use to protect their most valuable secrets. Everybody’s going to want a piece of Dillon. The Mafia. The NSA. And his two beautiful co-workers, Keryn and Rachel. Who'll get him first?
There’s a Code Even the NSA Can’t Crack
But Dillon Richard can. Dillon is a straight-arrow genius with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s never told a lie. He’s never been kissed. And he’s never had a badass quantum computer for cracking codes. Until now.
In just a few days, Dillon will finish the software to crack the “unbreakable” code that banks and terrorists use to protect their most valuable secrets.
Everybody’s going to want a piece of Dillon. The Mafia. The NSA. And his two beautiful co-workers, Keryn and Rachel.
Who’ll get him first?
About the Book
Double Vision is a hilarious geeky suspense novel about a guy who has no idea how attractive he is to women. In fact, he has no idea how women think at all.
Dillon is terribly strait-laced, and he’s a bit shocked when he sees that his sexy co-worker Rachel doesn’t wear a bra. But he’s in for a bigger surprise when Keryn shows him where she hid the quantum computer.
Dillon is just a wee bit opinionated, and he can’t say a word without offending somebody with his thoughts on science, religion, national security, and the burning question of whether the multiverse is real.
Excerpt 1:
The passenger door opened and a petite young woman sprang out. She had shoulder-length silky hair of a golden blond color, and she wore a garish pink-and-blue tie-dyed shirt that stretched tight across her chest and did not reach down to her navel. Her faded jeans had a hole in one knee and did not reach up to her navel. She wore an old-fashioned leather fanny pack low around her hips.
Dillon thought she looked like one of those supermodels on the covers of magazines in the supermarket. For a second, he simply stared at her. Then he caught himself and looked down at the ground. A wave of dizziness washed over him and he thought for a moment that he was going to fall over.
Excerpt 2:
Keryn did not like the way the blonde was staring at Dillon. Ogling him. Which was what every woman did the first time they saw Dillon Richard. If any guy on the planet ever deserved the word gorgeous, it was him. And the amazing thing about Dillon was that he had no idea how he affected women.