Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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