The Lost Notebook

by Thor Duffin

Jake Brogan, recuperating at home in Princeton, New Jersey from wounds received in Iraq, finds a notebook filled with formulas in a footlocker in his attic. There is no name on the notebook. He shows it to a friend, Katie Sanderson, who is a PhD candidate in physics, and she and two of her friends from the university begin to study it.

As the group unravel the formulas, they discover a new science that can be used to produce wonders. But it can also be used to build new, non-nuclear weapons capable of releasing massive energies.

In a bold new novel, Thor Duffin, author of “The Jefferson Project,” explores what might happen if a discovery equivalent to atomic fusion falls into the wrong hands. Can the world survive?

440 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2011

About the author

Born in Alaska, graduated from high school in Germany. Grew up in between. Lived several years in D.C. when my father worked in the White House. Used to do "duck and cover" drills in school in Arlington.

US Army 1971-1973. Thankfully avoided Vietnam by repairing radar in Germany.

Married, 5 grown children and 10 grandchildren.

Loved basketball when I could still play, still love watching the Spurs.

Paid the bills by programming for Intel, HP, Microsoft and many smaller companies, mostly consulting.

Took a year off and wrote my first book in 2010 and have publish two more since.

Currently working on a trilogy.

(bored yet?)

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is Thor's second book. Another thriller, but not as political as The Jefferson Project. I really enjoyed it, inspite of the physics that's in it. I was worried that the physics would go way over my head, but he was able to dumb it down enough for me to understand (kinda).

[Crystal The Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was a good clean political adventure book dealing with Einstein's lost book. It talks about physics, but dumb enough for me to follow. The author does a good job developing the characters.

I look forward to reading another book by Thor Duffin.

[Melynda Caudle · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most intelligent seat of the chair page turners I've read in many years. Enjoyed the. Characters, dialogue, and plot twists. Thoroughly satisfying read!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my typical book at all, but dang if it didn’t keep me hooked. The story moves at a brisk pace that keeps you going, and I gasped and exclaimed aloud multiple times. The physics aspect was believable but also accessible, and the characters were great. Also loved the depictions of both good and evil in all the cultures represented, no archetypal banality here. And MAJOR bonus, especially for this genre—NO SWEARING. Looking forward to reading his other works, and the sequel (coming soon) to The Lost Notebook!