THE VALQUIST SERIES
Below you can find descriptions of the current four novels in the series. Two more novels in the series are in production—a new installment of “Andrew Valquist Adventures” and a novel focusing on Aurora Zamfir, the Romanian Intelligence Officer introduced in the novel A Place of Brightness and who also appeared in Amor Vincit Omnia.
In this first novel of the Valquist Series, you meet a family of freedom fighters in Communist-era Romania. Years after their resistance movement was crushed, a new generation travels from the US to their ancestral land in search of answers, only to find themselves in the middle of a plot to overthrow the modern Romanian republic.
Here’s what reviewers say:
“Such a wonderful book! I finished it in a day because I just couldn’t put it down. “ Lori Knarr – 5 Stars
“I also loved how well the book combined high-suspense spy-thriller action with human drama. Every plot twist (and there were many) had human implications. In the end, the people were the plot as much as the action was.” Melinda – 5 Stars
“A Place of Brightness is a spy thriller that belongs in the league of the Jason Bourne books, but the fresh setting, characters and plot puts it in a league of its own… Believable characters and a compelling story will keep you reading until the end!” Amazon Customer – 5 Stars
Amor Vincit Omnia: an Andrew Valquist Adventure
In this second novel of the Valquist Series, Keith Massey takes you into the halls of the National Security Agency, where he himself worked for four years after 9/11 and an Arabic linguist.
You follow our hero Andrew Valquist, as he starts work as a new recruit at the NSA. Little does he know that on his first on the job, he’s about to fly off on an unexpected overseas assignment. He’ll be even more surprised when he learns that his background in ancient Latin will be crucial to the mission!
5 Star Amazon Review: “[Amor Vincit Omnia is] the kind of book you can’t put down but then you are sorry when you get to the last page and you crave more!”
5 Star Amazon Review: “Solidly likeable protagonist with good supporting cast of characters. Quick but thoroughly enjoyable read.”
This third novel in the Valquist Series can be read as an espionage action-adventure in its own right, but also you can use it as a way to either brush up on your Spanish or learn functional Spanish for the first time!
John Valquist needs to learn Spanish. But he’s in luck, since his uncle Andrew is a language expert and a former (?) spy who is taking him on a vacation to Spain so he can study the language.
In Next Stop: Spanish, you have the chance to see and study the words John studies, and then watch him add more and more Spanish into his dialogue as the story progresses.
During this vacation, they get pulled into espionage intrigue (why do these things always happen to the Valquist family?).
In the dramatic conclusion, John will need to put together everything he has learned to save his uncle!
Five Star Amazon Review: “Next Stop Spanish offers both an enjoyable reading experience and a chance to become familiar with a new language.”
In this fourth novel of the Valquist Series, Andrew Valquist is retired (?) from the National Security Agency and teaching Latin at a Classical Academy in the Washington DC area. But in the world of espionage, looks can be deceiving.
He’s not necessarily happy with the role he has played in all this, but the school was actually a joint NSA/MI-6 Project in which four young people have been unwittingly prepared for a mission to travel back in time to ancient Rome to retrieve information from a library that may save the modern world from certain destruction.
They know they have to at least try to save humanity, but can they also save each other?
5 Star Amazon Review: Ancient Rome comes to life in all its intrigue, glory, and grittiness. The dialogue is at times funny, at other times deeply emotional, a roller coaster of experience that makes you forget it’s fiction. For anyone who loves history, time travel, languages, or just a great story, read In Saecula Saeculorum.
