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The Tree of Knowledge
Series · 3 books · 2021-2023

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#1

The Tree of Knowledge

2021

Albert can see the future...he just doesn't know it yet. It is said that the greatest chess masters can envision a match’s outcome ten moves before it occurs. Imagine a person who can visualize ten steps ahead, not simply in the game of chess, but in every human interaction. Imagine a person who could anticipate what you say before you said it, who could see a punch before it was thrown. Imagine a person who could see the chess game of politics, economics, and power itself unfold long before it happens. Imagine a secret that could make all of this possible. Mathematics professor Albert Puddles is such a person, and as he is thrust into a murder and burglary investigation on the Princeton campus he finds that there is such a secret buried within an obscure cipher. The discovery leads Albert to team up with an aging mentor, a curious graduate assistant, and an unusual “book club” on a frantic chase across the country to recover the secret and clear his name. Through this adventure, Albert rediscovers a woman from his past and is forced to confront his own understanding of love, rationality, power, and the limits of the human mind. The #1 Bestseller and BookLife Editor’s Pick “The Tree of Knowledge is a dynamite read... reminiscent of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code but smarter, sharper... A thrill ride with no seatbelt but what an incredible view.”—Junot Díaz, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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Of Good and Evil

A Thriller

2022

The second book in the bestselling Tree of Knowledge Series Albert has seen the future...does he have the power to change it? An unstoppable force is sweeping the United States. Powered by a secret ability to predict and manipulate events, Christina Culebra and her Red Army relentlessly accumulate followers with one goal in mind: Absolute Power. While Christina and her movement captivate the country, the one man who knows their next move—who knows their every move—Mathematics Professor Albert Puddles, hides, grief-stricken from the loss of his one and only mentor. Hoping that Albert holds the key to solving the secrets of the Red Army, his comrades in arms, known as the “Book Club”, recruit friends and foes alike to bring him back from exile. But they may be too late, for a new enemy has risen to challenge Christina and disrupt the Book Club’s plans, a mysterious terrorist known only as “The Cipher”. Faced with twin threats to everything he holds dear, Albert is forced to use his singular power to decode the riddles of a dead man while reckoning with the ghosts of his past. Of Good & Evil is a riveting follow-up to The Tree of Knowledge that is both grander in scope and more immediate in its impact—a heart-pounding thriller that forces us to question the true nature of right and wrong.
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#3

The Tree of Life

2023

Albert can see the future... Does he have time to change it? Albert, a Princeton mathematics professor, has discovered a secret known as The Tree of Knowledge–a method of predicting and manipulating the future with mathematical precision. But he’s not the only one. Cristina Culebra, and her insurgent RED movement, seek to harness this same power to gain control of the United States and eventually the world. Albert's only hope to stop Cristina's victory lies in a secretive global network dedicated to toppling tyrants the world over. But as Albert and his friends grow more enmeshed, they begin to question whether they've chosen the wrong side. Or if there is a right side? Faced with a frightening new world order, Albert races to save his friends and family and searches for the key to the cipher that may hold the secret to the Tree of Knowledge and possibly to life itself. The Tree of Life is a heart-pumping thriller that explores what happens when the brightest minds go to the darkest places. "The Tree of Life is a non-stop masterpiece. The plot is thrilling and well thought-out, with unexpected twists and secrets. Daniel G. Miller delivers a breathtaking, page-turning finale to an equally outstanding series." —Los Angeles Book Review "Brilliantly written...Miller’s characters are dauntless and magnificent." -US Review of Books Anyone who loves the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Quantum Radio by A.G. Riddle, Upgrade by Blake Crouch, or the Omega Factor by Steve Berry will love this fast-paced adventure thriller.

Author

Daniel G. Miller
Daniel G. Miller
Author · 5 books

Daniel G. Miller is an entrepreneur and former business consultant with a master’s degree in public policy and economics. In his work in economics and consulting he witnessed the power of complex logic trees and mathematical models to predict real-world events. This experience with prediction in business inspired the question, “what if we could use math to predict everything in our lives”. From there, The Tree of Knowledge was born. He currently lives in Dallas, TX with his fiancé, Lexi.

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