A Readers' Favorite International Award Winner and 5-Star recipient. Arizona Authors Associations 1st Place Winner

Reedsy Reviewer, Sally Altass wrote: 5-Stars. An exciting teenage thriller set in the 1960s. Spies, UFOs, cover-ups, and much more. There's a rising tension throughout the book, and the ending had me gasping for breath.

Her destiny lies in the cards...
Melanie Simpson's world turns upside down after she unearths the secret her father hid for twenty years -- alien technology smuggled from the infamous 1947 Roswell UFO crash. Now, with dangerous men desperate to take it from her, Melanie discovers her father's deeper secret: a mysterious device given to him by a dying alien, and a quest he never completed. In a letter left behind, her father warns that if she's reading it, he's been killed, and it's now up to her to finish what he started.

With her friends by her side, Melanie embarks on a perilous journey to try and piece together the hidden clues to the location of this mysterious device, all while evading the dangerous men after her. But a tarot card reading unveils an even greater mystery: a connection to the stars and a destiny revealed within the cards.

Set against an historical backdrop of UFO sightings, government cover-ups, civil rights, Vietnam, and the paranoia of the Cold War, The Tale of the Tarot is a recipe of blended mystery, science fiction, espionage, and suspense. As Melanie delves deeper into her father's secrets, driven by that destiny, she must navigate a world of lies, deception, and life-threatening danger -- all while questioning her own sanity.

This is Book One of the Melanie Simpson Mystery Series and follows the prequel, The Roswell Quest

Praise for the Prequel: The Roswell Quest, recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion

Readers' Favorite review: 5-Stars. If you're a fan of TV shows like Stranger Things, you're going to love The Roswell Quest. Author D.J. Schneider masterfully incorporates real-life events to craft an engaging narrative thatkeeps you hooked from start to finish.

The UFO Detective: 5-Stars. DJ Schneider captures some of the very REAL truths about Roswell and delivering them in an entertaining novel.

The Night Owl: 5-Stars. I loved this book, plain and simple. The plot revolves around aliens which I love and had a great feel to it with the kids interacting in an honest, believable way.

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