Road to Eden

Mild mannered Dewey “Doc” Ruggles needs to step it up. He and his wife Margaret Ann aren’t just drifting apart; they’re being pried apart by her Life Coach, a scurrilous, self-serving, arrogant blowhard. A real sleaze.

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What’s it about?

Look to the stars. A nun appears. Then the plane gets stolen.

Overwhelmed and exhausted, Doc looks to the stars for answers. To his surprise a young nun appears. She tells him that if he wants his wife to fall back in love with him they’ll need to journey to the New Eden.

Doc knows his wife won’t come along willingly, but she’ll come charging after him when she discovers he and their runaway teenage daughter have stolen a plane owned by the Mexican Mafia, and their plan is to bust a murderer out of a psychiatric prison so he can guide them to the fabled treasure hidden by Conquistadores and guarded by aliens.

Rollicking, literary, hilarious while harrowing, Road to Eden is magical realism at its delicious best. Grip this book with both hands and get ready for a wild ride.

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Praise for Road to Eden

“I don’t know how Tim made the plot work as it consists of disparate elements, but it not only works, he hit it out of the park.”

— Gaius Konstantine, Readers’ Favorite

“Mad-cap fun at its finest… Conquistador treasure, aliens, myths, a touch of religion, evil, and some slap-stick situations combine to create one of the most original tales I’ve encountered in years.”

— Gaius Konstantine

“The blend of magical realism and adventure is well-balanced and totally credible… I found myself laughing out loud at the absurdity of the situations.”

— K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorite

“Twombly’s intelligent wit leaves a lasting impression, marking him as an author I want to follow.”

— Jamie Michele, Readers’ Favorite

“A genuinely funny book… a full-on, action-packed adventure with a frenetic pace, and yet the author still manages to inject true emotion, morality, friendship, and love.”

— Grant Leishman, Readers’ Favorite

“Tim Twombly is a hilarious writer and the story is a rip-roaring good time, with the unthinkable happening over and over. Very highly recommended.”

— Asher Syed, Readers’ Favorite

“This book was everything I wanted and more. If there was a rating higher than five stars, I would give it.”

— Amazon Reviewer

Begin with Book One

Before the road, there was a kite on a church roof.

Meet fifteen-year-old Dewey “Doc” Ruggles in A Bonafide Detective — the 1960 coming-of-age mystery where Margaret Ann first refused to leave him alone, and the whole world changed on the way back down.

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Road to Eden

A stolen plane. A talking donkey. A city of gold. Love, somehow, still in the mix.

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