About the Author

Joanne Pence is an award-winning USA Today best-selling author who writes in many genres including mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, romance and fantasy. The stories present a variety of times, places, and reading experiences from mysterious to thrilling, emotional to lightly humorous, as well as powerful tales of times long past. Joanne was born and raised in San Francisco and now makes her home in the foothills of Boise. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a master's degree in journalism, Joanne has also written for magazines, worked for the federal government, and taught school in Japan.

Reviews

"Joanne Pence's highly enjoyable paranormal novel...narrates a story of occult secrets centuries old and mortally dangerous to explore, all focusing on the granite wildness of central Idaho [and] confronting the coldest of all mysteries--Death itself.
"An intriguing blend of history, action-adventure, religious speculation, alchemy (theoretical, philosophical, and practical), and horror, with occasional touches of psychological thriller and romance, Ancient Echoes is a well-crafted tale designed to entertain and perhaps even enlighten. Highly recommended." --Hellnotes
"Ancient Echoes engages the reader as it explores greed, deception, love, betrayal, and the human condition through the search for the one thing it seems every generation long to find: immortality." --Reviews with TLC
What readers are saying:

"Lost Horizons meets Indiana Jones...suspend your disbelief and enjoy this tale of heroes, villains and creepy crawlies."

"Right up there with Lincoln and Child."

"This is a mind bender, watch the characters closely."

"An adventure book for the historical. There was a good pace set through the whole story, hard to put down."

"Wouldn't this be a great movie? ... I would definitely recommend this for the intelligent suspense reader."
"This book grabbed my interest from page one. The book takes the reader from Mongolia to NYC, Jerusalem, Paris, DC, Beijing and Idaho."

"Before anything else, the style and beauty of this book are remarkable."

"The amount of research that had to be done to write this book staggers the imagination: alchemy; Nicholas Flamel; The Book of Abraham the Jew."

"This romance/adventure reads like an Indiana Jones movie. I could hardly put it down."

"This would make a blockbuster movie."

"I will never think of Idaho the same way again."

"Very unique."

"A historical and supernatural theme while being a thriller, mystery, and dealing with romance under one cover....I highly recommend this book for all readers who enjoy a well-written adventure."

"What a great book....it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. The story was so interesting and I loved the descriptions of the Idaho wilderness!... this thriller was truly amazing."

"If you love Indiana Jones, you'll love Ancient Echoes!"