What if your vacation were interrupted when a global terrorist plot washed up on the beach?
The past catches up with the present in Book One of the thrilling Kent/Lander series!
Dr. Phil Kent just wanted to get away from it all to finish his latest novel in the rustic surroundings of Nova Scotia, but when he finds a body on the beach, he can’t help but notice certain similarities to his own novels.
As he looks deeper, a disturbing picture comes into focus. The body was posed to look like a statue known as The Awakening, and an ancient gold coin was found nearby. Research into the coin suggests that someone may have access to the Oak Island treasure, and that the fortune wasn’t left by pirates after all . . . but by the Knights Templar themselves.
Phil’s wife, Cyndi, uses her amazing technical skills to scour the world for clues. She finds multiple reports from major world cities—descriptions of bodies found in similar poses—and starts to see the catastrophic implications.
As thread connects to thread, Dr. Kent realizes the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar may be the intended source for funding a very modern terrorist attack. He calls in former colleague Bill Lander, a semi-retired Navy SEAL and off-the-books CIA operative who has the connections to draw official attention to the mystery and the pull to bring Dr. Kent and Cyndi into the investigation by united Canadian and U.S. governments.
Does a local legend hold the secret to a global conspiracy?
Can Dr. Kent and his team unravel the mystery before disaster strikes?
Can the world be made safe, or will millions die?
Or will this adventure be a new tragedy for Kent to pen?
Lee Gimenez, the award-winning author of 13 books, including several bestsellers, reviewed The Survival Initiative:
"The Survival Initiative is a very good thriller. It has good plotting and realistic settings. I won’t give away the surprising ending, but will say it was excellently thought out. I enjoyed the characters very much, in particular Phil and Cyndi Kent, and former Special Forces operative Bill Lander. I have read other books by this author and found them excellent as well. I would recommend The Survival Initiative to anyone that enjoys fast paced mystery thrillers."
Yvonne says:
"The relationship between Phil and Bill is really strong and you can sense that they trusted each other with their lives. Whilst I felt I knew everything about Phil, Bill was another matter and I was still finding things about him the further I got into the story. One of my favourite characters was Cyndi, Phil’s wife as whizz on a computer and an essential part of the team as her research skills were the best. She understood the importance of the mystery and let Phil go off and investigate.While there may be some comparisons to Dan Brown’s novels, this story was so much better, yes Phil was a tutor, but he knew what he was doing, he did not go bundling around hoping to solve the case."
