Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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

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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.

Thomas Lopinski - Author

Document 512 Book

The Art Of Raising Hell

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