Multi-award-winning and #1 international bestselling author who blends intrigue, history, science, and mystery into pulse-pounding action thrillers. First six chapters FREE at VanOps.net! Sign up for special offers and giveaways!! Avanti Centrae is the author of the international bestselling and eight-time-award-winning VANOPS thriller series. She's also written CLEOPATRA'S VENDETTA - A STRYKER THRILLER. Her father served as a U.S. marine corporal in Okinawa, gathering military intelligence during the first decade after the Korean War. Her work has been compared to that of James Rollins, Steve Berry, Dan Brown, and Clive Cussler but has a voice all its own. She resides in Northern California with her family and German Shepherds.