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    Return (Book 3 of the Matt Turner Series)
    Matty (A Matt Turner Series short)
    The Opal (Book 2 of the Matt Turner Series)
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    Matt Turner Series

    By Michael Siemsen

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    About this series

    A mysterious woven metal artifact is found at a paleontological dig in Africa. Mystified experts, confounded by the impossible timeline they get from traditional dating methods, call upon a stubborn young man with a unique talent. Matthew Turner's gift is also his curse: Whenever he touches an object, his awareness is flooded with the thoughts and feelings of those who touched it before him. It's a talent that many covet, some fear, and almost no one understands.

    Despite being exploited as a child and tormented by the unpleasant experiences imprinted on him from the various items he has "read," Matthew agrees to travel from New York to the forests of Kenya. There, threatened by unknown enemies and helped by a beautiful but prickly ally who begins to understand his strange ability, he journeys back in geological time to make a discovery so shocking that it forces us to rewrite all human history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Siemsen
    Release dateDec 1, 2006
    Return (Book 3 of the Matt Turner Series)
    Matty (A Matt Turner Series short)
    The Opal (Book 2 of the Matt Turner Series)

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      The Opal (Book 2 of the Matt Turner Series)
      The Opal (Book 2 of the Matt Turner Series)

      The Opal (Book 2 of the Matt Turner Series)

      Michael Siemsen
      5/5 - 2 ratings
      5/5 - 2 ratings

      Matt Turner grew up witnessing first-hand the worst crimes imaginable. At age 9, he discovered his special ability to “read” the emotional imprints people leave on objects. Against better judgment, his police detective father used his son’s talent to help him solve crimes. Now, at 26, Matt tries to keep to himself, but an enemy he thought long gone interrupts his tropical vacation, flying him all over the globe to help track a 3500-year-old Egyptian opal found sealed within a Cuban tree trunk. In Cuba, Matt finds not riches but even deadlier foes, and the secrets of a long-dead explorer who will forever alter Matt’s life.

      Matt Turner grew up witnessing first-hand the worst crimes imaginable. At age 9, he discovered his special ability to “read” the emotional imprints people leave on objects. Against better judgment, his police detective father used his son’s talent to help him solve crimes. Now, at 26, Matt tries to keep to himself, but an enemy he thought long gone interrupts his tropical vacation, flying him all over the globe to help track a 3500-year-old Egyptian opal found sealed within a Cuban tree trunk. In Cuba, Matt finds not riches but even deadlier foes, and the secrets of a long-dead explorer who will forever alter Matt’s life.

    • 3

      Return (Book 3 of the Matt Turner Series)
      Return (Book 3 of the Matt Turner Series)

      Return (Book 3 of the Matt Turner Series)

      Michael Siemsen
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      Book Three of the #1 bestselling Matt Turner Series. Matt Turner’s psychic ability has granted him a window into the entirety of Earth’s intelligent beings—past and present—but this gift has also been his heaviest burden. A talent like Matt’s can only be kept secret for so long, and ruthless individuals desiring lost and rare items viewed him only as a prized tool. Now, there is no more secret. Despite living a reclusive existence—unseen in five years—Matthew Turner is among the most recognized names on the planet, and wealthy collectors aren’t alone in seeking the only confirmed, undisputed psychic the world has ever seen. Most people simply want his help tracking down a missing loved one. But it’s something else that lures Matt out of hiding, and he knows it will offer more than mere lost treasure or a priceless artifact. For more than five centuries, Egypt’s great Library of Alexandria housed all the collected knowledge of the known world. In the Third century AD, its estimated 700,000 scrolls were forever lost to fire—a loss so great, it has since come to symbolize, worldwide, the destruction of cultural knowledge. A small length of stone engraved with seemingly random symbols may reveal an alternative ending to the Library’s collection, but only in the able hands of Matt Turner. At only 32, he’s seen and experienced more of life and death than any person alive, and with this unique talent and perspective, he’s now ready to set right the wrongs of both yesterday and today.

      Book Three of the #1 bestselling Matt Turner Series. Matt Turner’s psychic ability has granted him a window into the entirety of Earth’s intelligent beings—past and present—but this gift has also been his heaviest burden. A talent like Matt’s can only be kept secret for so long, and ruthless individuals desiring lost and rare items viewed him only as a prized tool. Now, there is no more secret. Despite living a reclusive existence—unseen in five years—Matthew Turner is among the most recognized names on the planet, and wealthy collectors aren’t alone in seeking the only confirmed, undisputed psychic the world has ever seen. Most people simply want his help tracking down a missing loved one. But it’s something else that lures Matt out of hiding, and he knows it will offer more than mere lost treasure or a priceless artifact. For more than five centuries, Egypt’s great Library of Alexandria housed all the collected knowledge of the known world. In the Third century AD, its estimated 700,000 scrolls were forever lost to fire—a loss so great, it has since come to symbolize, worldwide, the destruction of cultural knowledge. A small length of stone engraved with seemingly random symbols may reveal an alternative ending to the Library’s collection, but only in the able hands of Matt Turner. At only 32, he’s seen and experienced more of life and death than any person alive, and with this unique talent and perspective, he’s now ready to set right the wrongs of both yesterday and today.

    • Matty (A Matt Turner Series short)
      Matty (A Matt Turner Series short)

      Matty (A Matt Turner Series short)

      Michael Siemsen
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      With over 130,000 copies sold, the Matt Turner Series launched author Michael Siemsen to bestseller status. The Dig (Book 1) and The Opal (Book 2) hint at the troubled psychometrist's traumatic childhood, aiding his detective father solve the worst kinds of crimes. Only now, with the short story "Matty", are we offered a firsthand glimpse into young Matt's first case - tracking down a kidnapped girl named Joss Lynn Leland. Ten-year-old Matthew Turner only learned of his psychic ability last year, and he doesn't yet fully understand it. When a young girl is snatched on her way home from day camp, Matty's police detective father knows that every minute counts. For the first time, but not the last, Det. Turner enlists his son's help to track her down.

      With over 130,000 copies sold, the Matt Turner Series launched author Michael Siemsen to bestseller status. The Dig (Book 1) and The Opal (Book 2) hint at the troubled psychometrist's traumatic childhood, aiding his detective father solve the worst kinds of crimes. Only now, with the short story "Matty", are we offered a firsthand glimpse into young Matt's first case - tracking down a kidnapped girl named Joss Lynn Leland. Ten-year-old Matthew Turner only learned of his psychic ability last year, and he doesn't yet fully understand it. When a young girl is snatched on her way home from day camp, Matty's police detective father knows that every minute counts. For the first time, but not the last, Det. Turner enlists his son's help to track her down.

    • The Dig (Book 1 of the Matt Turner Series)
      The Dig (Book 1 of the Matt Turner Series)

      The Dig (Book 1 of the Matt Turner Series)

      Michael Siemsen
      3/5 - 5 ratings
      3/5 - 5 ratings

      A mysterious woven metal artifact is found at a paleontological dig in Africa. Mystified experts, confounded by the impossible timeline they get from traditional dating methods, call upon a stubborn young man with a unique talent. Matthew Turner's gift is also his curse: Whenever he touches an object, his awareness is flooded with the thoughts and feelings of those who touched it before him. It's a talent that many covet, some fear, and almost no one understands. Despite being exploited as a child and tormented by the unpleasant experiences imprinted on him from the various items he has "read," Matthew agrees to travel from New York to the forests of Kenya. There, threatened by unknown enemies and helped by a beautiful but prickly ally who begins to understand his strange ability, he journeys back in geological time to make a discovery so shocking that it forces us to rewrite all human history.

      A mysterious woven metal artifact is found at a paleontological dig in Africa. Mystified experts, confounded by the impossible timeline they get from traditional dating methods, call upon a stubborn young man with a unique talent. Matthew Turner's gift is also his curse: Whenever he touches an object, his awareness is flooded with the thoughts and feelings of those who touched it before him. It's a talent that many covet, some fear, and almost no one understands. Despite being exploited as a child and tormented by the unpleasant experiences imprinted on him from the various items he has "read," Matthew agrees to travel from New York to the forests of Kenya. There, threatened by unknown enemies and helped by a beautiful but prickly ally who begins to understand his strange ability, he journeys back in geological time to make a discovery so shocking that it forces us to rewrite all human history.

    Author

    Michael Siemsen

    Michael Siemsen is the USA Today Bestselling author of 7 novels, including The Dig, A Warm Place to Call Home (A Demon's Story), The Many Lives of Samuel Beauchamp, and Exigency. He lives in Northern California with "the wife," "the kids," "the dogs," "that cat," and he occasionally wears pants. facebook.com/mcsiemsen twitter: @michaelsiemsen

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