About the Book: In the 1980s, Dr. Arthur M. Evans helped bring the discovery of Noah's Ark to the world, only nobody believed it. Thirty years later, he is an Oxford tutor who's sworn off adventuring... until his old archeology partner sends him new research and a dire warning. Meanwhile, his gifted sixteen-year-old grandson has started uncovering family secrets, which have caught the eye of an eccentric millionaire myth-hunter, an enigmatic man in a suit, and a Kurdish paramilitary group. Now hunted themselves, the Evanses have been thrust into an ancient quest that will connect lost places of the ancient world throughout a conflict-riddled Middle East primed for revolution. They have the chance to solve a mystery that will link Gilgamesh, Eden, Noah's Ark, and the Minotaur's Maze in ways that could change history forever. If they can survive long enough to prove their discoveries.

The Chaos Spiral is an intricately woven historical mystery: part action-archeology, part family adventure, part international conspiracy. To solve the mystery and save their lives as well as their teams', the Evanses must dive deeply into the world's oldest flood and creation myths, as told from four different traditions. They will travel from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the drought-parched Middle East during the tense preamble to the 2011 Arab Spring. The quest promises to take them to Ugarit, Antioch, Crete, not one but two alleged resting sites of Noah's Ark, and finally, just maybe, the shores of Eden itself.

About the Beverage: Adam recommends pairing THE CHAOS SPIRAL with a Davidson’s Organics English Breakfast Tea because “it is difficult to find a "proper" English breakfast tea in Texas, or more properly, what the English call "English Tea," at breakfast. That said, I have hunted far and wide for the right loose leaf black tea to teleport me back to the dreaming spires of Oxford, England. This is the launching point of my protagonists David and his Grandfather Arthur into an adventure that spirals them into the ancient world of Noah, Gilgamesh, The Minotaur's Maze, and Adam's Eden. Odd connections you might think? Well, brew up a hot fresh pot of Davidson's Organic English Breakfast Tea (or Irish Breakfast if you really want a wallop--I won't tell,) and find your coziest chair as you crack the spine of the Evanses' first archeological thriller adventure. I take mine with a little bit of stevia, but you do you. Oh, and disclaimer: Davidson's is out of Reno, Nevada, but don't judge a tea by its cover, kay? Cordially, -Doc”

About the Author: Adam "Doc" Brackin is an English Lit and World Languages Teacher, writer, gamer, storyteller, and Christian cultural apologist, though not necessarily in that order. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, son, and two cats.

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