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Project Proteus
Series · 4 books · 2018-2020

Books in series

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#1

Lemuria

2018

Nick Dirkse is a workaholic software developer, and he's desperate to save his crumbling marriage and reconnect with his neglected children. So he takes them on what promises to be the ultimate vacation in a tropical paradise. The island, newly built off the southwest coast of India, is named for the mythical land of Lemuria. And it's a world-class private resort to indulge the modern-day rich and famous. But this seemingly luxurious wonderland hides a terrible secret, a nightmare so real and terrifying it will test the outer limits of Nick's courage and resolve if he is to save the ones he loves. In the tradition of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and Peter Benchley's Jaws, John Triptych's newest novel combines scientific horror with heart-stopping thrills. Don't miss it! Project Proteus Series: Book 1: Lemuria Book 2: Typhon
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#2

Typhon

2019

In the cold darkness of the deep, nightmares become real.After her brother goes missing during a saturation dive, submersible pilot Chloe Gietz heads out into the Arabian Sea on a desperate search and rescue mission. What she finds is a corporate cover-up to protect a concealed underwater habitat.Typhon is a place of secrets that its owners want hidden from the outside world. But an experiment goes horrifically wrong, and a powerful, destructive organism is unleashed.The once calm waters becomes a battleground for survival, as employees of a ruthless conglomerate will stop at nothing to cover their tracks, and a nightmarish creature that can both survive and hunt within the crushing pressure of the aquatic abyss awaits them all...Don't miss this latest, pulse-pounding thriller by John Triptych, with new characters, nonstop action, and a more terrifying monster!Project 1- LemuriaBook 2- Typhon
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#3

Irkalla

2019

Jason and Penny Beringer lead a small cave diving team in a daring bid to become the first explorers of a newly discovered system of underwater caverns hidden deep in the Philippine jungle. But within this maze of sunken chambers lives a genetically engineered predator, a creature capable of spreading havoc on both land and beneath the lightless, suffocating depths of this mysterious underworld.Combining tense, white knuckled thrills and scientific horror, John Triptych’s newest release will surely interest fans of Michael Crichton, Peter Benchley, and Clive Cussler.
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#4

Shaitan

2020

Haunted by tragedy, all Chloe Gietz wants now is to be left alone. But when an unexpected dilemma arrives at her doorstep, she must return to the one place where her nightmares began: the dangerous, crushing depths of the Arabian Sea. The deadly marine organisms are back—and they’re out in force. After a US Navy salvage operation goes horrifically wrong, a multinational task force is deployed. Their orders: wipe out these genetically engineered creatures from the world’s oceans. Yet all is not what it seems, for evil lurks not just in the deep, but on the surface as well. Chloe and her allies must do all they can, for humanity’s very survival is now at stake.

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