Departure (28 page)
Authors: A. G. Riddle
A.G. RIDDLE
spent ten years starting Internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction.
His debut novel,
The Atlantis Gene
, is the first book in a trilogy (The Origin Mystery) that has sold a million copies in the United States, is being translated into eighteen languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture.
He grew up in a small town in North Carolina and currently lives in Lake Lure with his wife, who endures his various idiosyncrasies in return for being the first to read his new novels.
No matter where he is, or what's going on, he tries his best to set aside time every day to answer e-mails and messages from readers.
You can find him at these fine Internet locations:
Web site: agriddle.com
E-mail: [email protected]
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
DEPARTURE.
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