The Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series

Back when humanity was young, many dangerous secrets lay undiscovered.

Later, these secrets were written down by an old Himalayan scribe, anointed for this very purpose.

His work became known as The Origin Scroll.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of the Shelby Alexander series comes the epic Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thrillers.

When Maxwell...

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Maxwell Barnes and his friends embark on a thrilling journey to uncover the final shard of the powerful Crystal of Ahrum.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of the Shelby Alexander series, now comes the epic Maxwell Barnes series, archaeological adventure thrillers with a paranormal twist.

The...

When the stakes are this high, betrayal always lurks...

Maxwell Barnes is on a high-stakes scavenger hunt with no end in sight. The initial discovery of the long-lost Crystal of Ahrum has spiderwebbed into a much more complex adventure, threatening his relationships, worldview...and even his life.

Having dropped off the first crystal fragment to...

Maxwell Barnes is an archeologist and the son of an archeologist. He and his companion, friend, and brother since youth, Axel Morales, have been treasure hunting for their benefactor Myron Crabtree, in the jungles of Guatemala.

This area, not coincidentally, is also rumored to be the location of the last great city of the Maya, the legendary...

High in the Himalayas, an ancient scroll holds unimaginable power ...

... A power that could prevent the apocalypse itself.

Maxwell Barnes thought finding the Origin Scroll would bring him academic recognition. Instead, it brought him face to face with forces beyond his comprehension. When their plane is shot down by a mysterious sniper, Max and...