Solstice Shadows
A VanOps Thriller

DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this multi-award-winning thriller series. A computer-app designer. An encrypted relic. Can she decipher the dangerous code before extremists trigger a high-tech apocalypse?Software expert Maddy Marshall isn't sure she's ready for a hazardous role in black ops. But when an armed Russian thief makes off with a rare ancient star chart, the aikido black belt has no choice but to join her VanOps boyfriend and twin brother in the pursuit. If her royal Spanish family legends are true, the chart leads to a superconductive treasure trove capable of powering the ultimate instrument of global destruction.Setting off on a mad dash to uncover the secrets of a Mexican archeoastronomy site, she and the VanOps team unearth a clue dating back to biblical times. But as they race across the globe to Morocco, Turkey, and Egypt, they find themselves only a half-step ahead of sinister assassins.Before millions die at the hands of an anti-American Russian government, can Maddy crack the secret code?SOLSTICE SHADOWS (VANOPS #2) is a standalone novel in the fast-paced, multi-award-winning VanOps thriller series. It's also a Global Thriller finalist in the upcoming Chanticleer Book Awards. If you enjoy smart edge-of-your-seat suspense by James Rollins, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, David Baldacci, or Clive Cussler, you'll stay up late turning the pages of Avanti Centrae’s high-stakes novel.THE LOST POWER (VANOPS #1) was an instant Barnes and Noble best seller. A rare multi-award-winning novel, it took home a genre grand prize blue ribbon at the 2017 Chanticleer International Book Awards, an Honorable Mention at the 2018 Hollywood Book Festival, and a shiny bronze medal at the 2019 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.For a heart-pounding mission you'll always remember, buy SOLSTICE SHADOWS now!