The Vilcabamba Prophecy: A Nick Randall Novel (30 page)

About the author

Robert
Rapoza
is the author of THE VILCABAMBA PROPHECY, a
2015 Adventure Writers Competition Semi-Finalist, which will be released on
April 10, 2016, by Ravenswood Publishing. THE VILCABAMBA
PROPHECY
,
an action packed thriller set in the Peruvian jungles, is the first adventure
of archaeologist Nick Randall and his daughter Samantha Randall.

His second thriller, OPERATION ICE HAMMER, continues to
follow Nick’s exploits as
he is joined by his son
Johnathan
. This recently completed work finds Nick
and John searching for clues that lead them from the sunny
Bahama
Islands to the frigid Antarctic continent. The third book in the series, THE
DEVIL'S HEART, is a work in progress with an anticipated completion date of
March 2016.

Born and raised in Southern California, when not writing
novels, he enjoys hanging out with his wife Holly, daughter Heather, son Ryan
and dog Bandit. He and his family enjoy the outdoors, taking bike rides along
the beach and camping along the California coast. A
die hard
Red Sox and Patriots fan, when not watching sports, he also enjoys coaching his
son Ryan, a pitcher and 1st baseman.

A member of the Southern California Writers Association
he was recently selected to the 2015-16 Debut Authors program of the
International Thriller Writers Association and will be among several new
authors featured at the Debut Author session at this July’s
ThrillerFest
in New York City.

The ideas for his novels are drawn from his interest in
archeology and science and his love of adventure stories. Bob has always been
drawn to these topics and is fascinated by the technology utilized by ancient
civilizations. This interest has provided fertile ground for his entertaining
books. History is rich with mysteries waiting to be solved and Bob enjoys
asking questions about these mysteries and offering ideas about what they might
mean.

Bob is represented by Mark
Gottlieb of the Trident Media Group
.

Learn more about his books at
www.robertrapoza.com