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DARK ISLAND: EXTINCTION EVOLVED

An Action-Adventure Thriller

 

Their expedition into the Abyss was a success, but it came at a devastating cost.

Loss is nothing new to Ian Hunt. He’s buried squadmates from his days as a Navy SEAL. He’s mourned his fallen wife, a woman killed by a predator straight out of a nightmare. And more recently, his Madagascan team was crushed by the brutal deaths of a trusted few.

But this… this is different.

A catastrophic, country-wide breach, riddled with more exit points than anyone can count, has unleashed a torrent of prehistoric and hyper-evolved creatures across the land, sea, and air. As chaos engulfs villages and cities, Ian and the remaining members of his elite team join forces with the Madagascan military and rush headlong into a battle with no rules and no front lines. Their new mission: protect the innocent, contain the outbreak, and somehow survive.

The flood of tooth and claw grows deadlier by the hour.

Because if this carnal invasion isn’t stopped, Madagascar, and its 32 million inhabitants, will fall. Africa could follow. Then, quite possibly, the world.

Dark Island: Extinction Evolved picks up moments after the explosive events of Dark Island: Into the Abyss, delivering relentless action, high-stakes suspense, and widespread, overwhelming pandemonium.

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THE ANCIENT QUEST

A Charlee Flynn Adventure

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Beneath the glittering chaos of Mardi Gras, something ancient is stirring.

Charlee Flynn’s birthday trip to New Orleans has been five days of beads, brass bands, and indulgent food. Then a decrepit, whiskey-soaked man staggers out of a shadowed alley, begging someone to save his son from a fate worse than death.

The locals dismiss him as another drunk haunted by regret. They warn Charlee to steer clear… but she’s never been good at ignoring a cry for help.

One reckless act of compassion shatters the celebration.

Below the streets of the vibrant French Quarter lies a world of forgotten myths, lethal traps, and a vengeance carved in stone. With time running out, and something in the darkness hunting her, Charlee must decide how far she’s willing to go to save a stranger’s son.

Not all legends are lessons. Some are warnings. Some are waiting.

THE ANCIENT QUEST is the fourth book in the action-packed Charlee Flynn Adventures by international bestselling author Matt James.

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THE RELIC SYNDICATE

A Jack Reilly Archaeological Thriller

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Going home after a grueling mission used to mean rest, relaxation, and maybe a beer or two. Now, after what happens next, Jack Reilly can never go home again.

 

The FBI has received incriminating evidence exposing the Tactical Archaeological Command’s existence and revealing that they willingly collaborated with known terrorists during their last mission. As a result, the pair in charge of the operation, Jack Reilly and Mayleen Wu, have been placed on the FBI’s most-wanted list. May’s connection to China’s intelligence community has especially caught their attention…

 

Foreign powers pressure the United States for answers and there’s nothing anyone can do to help, including a very influential senator. Unfortunately, the situation is out of his hands as bureaucrats, who don’t understand global operations, kick in the door.

 

TAC is shut down overnight. Agents are stranded overseas or detained on the spot. Arrest warrants have also been issued for the group’s director, Solomon Raegor, as well as his second-in-command, Edith “Eddy” Marker.

 

With nowhere to go, Jack calls a trusted contact, a Colombian smuggler who vows to get Jack and his team out of the country as quickly as possible.

 

No matter what obstacles stand in Jack’s way, even if it includes the entire United States government, he will not lose focus. There are still too many people out there freely plundering history, and Jack aims to wipe them out.

 

The next chapter in Jack’s life—his next assignment—begins with a black-market antiquities syndicate based in Jalisco, Mexico, the tequila capital of the world.

 

The hunt is on.

 

THE RELIC SYNDICATE is the seventh book in international bestselling author Matt James’ globetrotting Jack Reilly archaeological thriller series.

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THE CURSED THIEF

A Charlee Flynn Adventure

 

Ye be warned. Turn back or die.

Charlotte “Charlee” Flynn always believed her parents were respected antiquities experts. But then truth came crashing down... They’re not scholars. They’re not curators.

They’re thieves.
Exceptionally good ones.

When a dangerous enemy resurfaces, the Flynns are forced into the shadows, and Charlee is pulled into a world of high-stakes heists, eye-opening secrets, and forbidden history she never knew existed.

Their new mission is as deadly as it is irresistible: track down the accursed Diamond of Despair, a relic tied to a lost pirate sanctuary and the legendary Anne Bonny.

Will they survive the hunt of a lifetime, or fall to the diamond’s fatal blight?

Since she could remember, Charlee has been obsessed with ancient ruins, mythical artifacts, buried treasure, and lost civilizations. You could say she was born for this life...

THE CURSED THIEF is the first book in international bestselling author Matt James’ Charlee Flynn archaeological adventure series.

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DARK ISLAND: DEFINITIVE EDITION

Foreword by Ernest Dempsey

 

The "Definitive Edition" of Matt James' action-packed, international bestselling novel Dark Island features expansive rewrites, revised edits, a reformatted interior, stunning new cover art, and a foreword by USA Today bestselling author Ernest Dempsey.

Like the "Dark Continent" of Africa, the island of Madagascar holds many chilling secrets.

A massive earthquake rocks the mountains within Madagascar’s Andringitra National Park, exposing a network of hidden tunnels, and releasing a pack of hypersensitive predators.

Unfortunately, they aren't alone when they reach the surface...

Ian Hunt lost his wife to the creatures that fateful night. Seven years later, he's still haunted by the tragedy.

Found inside a local watering hole, Ian reluctantly accepts an offer to lead an exploratory team deep beneath the surface in search of the truth.

What he and the others discover is the find of a lifetime...if they survive long enough to tell anyone.

Extinction is alive and well at the heart of the “Dark Island.”

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FRACTURE

A Novel

 

When time fractures, chaos reigns.

At the Museum of Natural History in New York City, paleontologist Noah Clark is about to unveil his greatest discovery. However, on the day the curtain is set to rise, a cosmic event shatters reality.

The remnants of a colossal supernova strike Earth, engulfing it in a swirling alien fog charged with crackling electricity. Noah, along with everyone else, is left dazed and nauseous. He staggers outside and watches in horror as a Tyrannosaurus rex emerges from the otherworldly miasma and cuts down a bewildered pedestrian.

And the rex isn’t alone…

The unthinkable has happened: The Cretaceous Period—a chapter in Earth’s history ruled by the largest and most dangerous creatures to ever exist—has been hurled sixty-five million years forward in time, inexplicably colliding with our own.

Will Noah and the rest of humanity survive this prehistoric invasion, or will they become prey, driven to extinction in a world reclaimed by its former masters?

FRACTURE beautifully showcases international bestselling author Matt James’ passion for thrilling adventure and edge-of-your-seat suspense, as well as his deep, childlike adoration for dinosaurs.

*If you wish to know more about the animals used in this novel, there is a brief summary of each one after the last chapter. Wait until you’ve read the story to check it out to avoid spoilers.

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A Charlee Flynn Adventure

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