Thomas Lopinski - Author

  • One of the many lovely people in attendance.
  • A wonderful book signing this May at Book World. We ran out of books way too early!
  • Skeeter
  • My Amazon made tattoo
  • A few local celebrities dropped by.
  • Anyone see Lonny Nack in this photo?
  • Lunch on a reed island in Puno, Peru
  • Driving in Peru
  • Our Amazonian lodge
  • Passageway to the underground tunnels?
  • The Runaways. The original rock n roll hell raisers.
  • A monkey on her back
  • Peruvian cuisine
  • Seals
  • The view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynu Picchu.
  • “The Gate of the Gods", or "Puerta de Hayu Marca". It is said that those who have passed through the gate find a glorious new life of immortality with their Gods.
  • Face of Humanity
  • Hiking up to the Sun Gate.
  • Cusco Plaza De Armas – What better place for Jason to enjoy a cigarette and wash some clothes.
  • To your mother!
  • Slip sliding away
  • On the trail down from Markawasi
  • John deeply into the cascading rain forest, legendary unknown explorer, etc...relishing over the maddening mystery of Document 512.
  • On the train to Machu Picchu
  • The Sun Temple
  • Machu Picchu – The last Incan city? A royal retreat? A temple dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun.
  • Ancient Inca burial tomb near Puno
  • Close up view of the mysterious indentation at the Gate of the Gods. Just big enough for a small disk or medallion?
  • Coca tea
  • Iglesias de Santo Domingo
  • Coach Collins or Dr. Shelder?
  • Dinner served on steamed leaves
  • The Old Man
  • Center of Plaza de Armas in Cusco
  • The Art of Raising Hell is voted one of the best Literary Novels of 2015 by Kindle Book Awards!!!
  • Welcoming party off the plane
  • A Sphinx
  • Sacsayhuaman silhouette
  • Caiman eyes
  • A rabbit
  • Mummies at the Inka Museum
  • Cover for my new novel "The Art of Raising Hell"
  • Cocoa bean
  • Reed boat
  • Termites in the Amazon are rather tasty, like pepper
  • Dinosaurs
  • The Torreon at Machu Picchu - You must stand in the shadow of your shadow when the eye of The Gods lifts… Then the shadow of your shadow will point the way. It will show you the direction from the heart of heaven to the heart of the earth.
  • The steep decline at Huaynu Picchu
  • Markawasi Valley. We camped there alone with just our guide and a stray dog who barked all night at strange things moving in the dark.
  • Elongated heads
  • San Pedro de Cala
  • Anna and Thomas at the Burbank Local Author Showcase in October 2015
  • Ugha Mongulala – Those six fingered chosen few destined for greatness.
  • Markawasi at night
  • "The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
  • Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
  • The Cake! Thank you, ladies...
  • Offerings to the Gods.
  • The Inferno
  • Book signing at Book World in May of 2015
  • Sacsayhuaman - The stones fit together so perfectly and without any mortar.
  • The ladies that helped with everything.
  • Panoramic view of Cusco
  • Sitting at the Gate of the Gods
  • Guinea Pig
  • It was the Inti Raymi celebration in Cuzco.
  • Our offering to The Gods
  • Traffic jam on road to Markawasi
  • Burbank Library Local Author Showcase 2015
  • Sunset at Markawasi
  • A skull at a burial site
  • Bunsen Creek Dam
  • The last stop before we lost contact with the civilized world
  • "The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
  • Making friends in Peru
  • Inside Iglesias de Santo Domingo
  • Book Signing – We had a wonderful book signing event at the Georgetown Library in July 2014. Thank you all for coming.
  • Water bottle thief
  • I will forgive this reader for wearing a Cardinal hat to the signing.

Document 512 Book

Released 8/17/12

Indiana Jones type dyslexic female teenager is chased through the ruins of South America and ends up finding a lost civilization deep in the Amazon Rainforest.

The Art Of Raising Hell

Now available

Four small-town teenagers idolize an older boy, who has perfected the art of raising hell. When one of them ends up dead, they soon realize the difference between chasing life and being chased by it.