Lyn J. Pickering
The civil war in Lebanon and the invasion by Israel impacted me greatly as I had left Lebanon only a short time before everything began to unravel. My brother and I hitchhiked from London to Beirut in the early '70's and fell instantly in love with the Middle East. Lebanon is an amazing country; dramatic, beautiful, and rich in history. At that time tourism was not at a great height - at least not in the mountain areas where we lived, and the people were warm and hospitable. We stayed in an ancient house that clung to the hillside in a village called Shimlan, below us were silver/green olive groves and, way beyond, Beirut lay like pink coral with one arm reaching out in the Mediterranean Sea.
I left the Middle East behind reluctantly, made a bit of money waitressing in London and traveled back to South Africa by Land Rover as chief cook and bottle-washer with a group of guys. At this stage, I was writing only poetry and a shaky travelogue dictated by the rough terrain.
My first novel was called The Single Leaf, from a poem by the Lebanese writer, Khalil Gibran. I was saddened by the civil war, and this book was drawn out of a deep sense of impotence as I watched from a distance, a land engaged in a death struggle.
This was still the days of typewriters and my final draft, when completed, was sent without making a copy, to publisher in Lebanon. It was never heard of again. I had earlier copies which I buried in a bottom drawer and left there along with my dreams of a writing career.
No writer can be buried forever and I began work on Opus Dei a few years later. Nimrod Twice Born developed in parallel, the two books taking more than 30 years to the point of publication. My understanding of the strange twists and turns of world events was developing as I researched the books and every triumphant "finish" was met with the realisation that there was still more to be revealed. What began as a simple story, in the case of Opus Dei, became something darker and more sinister - a battle of the gods, with only one possible outcome.
I am married, I have six children and five grand-children and I live in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal.
I left the Middle East behind reluctantly, made a bit of money waitressing in London and traveled back to South Africa by Land Rover as chief cook and bottle-washer with a group of guys. At this stage, I was writing only poetry and a shaky travelogue dictated by the rough terrain.
My first novel was called The Single Leaf, from a poem by the Lebanese writer, Khalil Gibran. I was saddened by the civil war, and this book was drawn out of a deep sense of impotence as I watched from a distance, a land engaged in a death struggle.
This was still the days of typewriters and my final draft, when completed, was sent without making a copy, to publisher in Lebanon. It was never heard of again. I had earlier copies which I buried in a bottom drawer and left there along with my dreams of a writing career.
No writer can be buried forever and I began work on Opus Dei a few years later. Nimrod Twice Born developed in parallel, the two books taking more than 30 years to the point of publication. My understanding of the strange twists and turns of world events was developing as I researched the books and every triumphant "finish" was met with the realisation that there was still more to be revealed. What began as a simple story, in the case of Opus Dei, became something darker and more sinister - a battle of the gods, with only one possible outcome.
I am married, I have six children and five grand-children and I live in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Opus Dei
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Literary Fiction, Mystery
What makes Jerusalem the focal-point of the coming Middle East conflict and what role is played by Egypt and Babylon?. The sacred Egyptian texts hint at a hidden chamber or chambers beneath the Giza Pyramid and the Sphinx. If the Great Pyramid is a masterpiece in understated engineering perfection, what of the secret places beneath its foundation? What part do these mysteries play in a soon-to-be-formed World Government? Is the coming world leader a benign dictator or a religious leader, a king, priest, or emperor? Is he the Christ, or Osiris reborn? Does his assumption of power herald a time of peace – or mayhem such as our planet has never before experienced? From the 70’s to the fascinating years that lie just ahead of us, culminating in 2016, Pierre Zein, a Lebanese journalist, probes the forces behind the scenes intent on creating a New World Order. He finds himself embroiled in something far bigger than he could have imagined. Islam’s Expected One, the al Mahdi, enters the world scene and engages in a silent battle with a leader who arises like a meteor from Europe. This is the clash of the Titans – a struggle for ultimate power – and only one man can win. Opus Dei uncaps the mysteries, explores the hidden things and leads the reader into an unexpected and tumultuous future Written over a period of more than thirty years, Opus Dei is comprehensively researched, its plot intricately woven, and is guaranteed to challenge. Opus Dei, the work of the hidden god is almost complete. As fresh as tomorrow’s newspaper, dare you miss this book? 
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The Land is a Wound - Part 1
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Literary fiction, Middle Eastern, mystery, thriller and suspense, conspiracies
Another leader is about to arise. A man who will seize Europe and overpower her as a man takes a woman. He will dominate her and she will serve him. The man’s name is War. Pierre Zein, a Lebanese journalist, interviews Hussein ibn Muhammed, an Ayatollah claiming to be the Twelfth Imam of the Shiites and begins a quest to expose the European leader behind the prophecy. His search leads him into danger and to the ultimate realisation that the conspiracy has advanced far beyond the power of human intervention. The year is 1981 and Lebanon is involved in a bloody civil war. Life in is a daily struggle and Pierre’s work takes him out into the conflict areas on the streets of Beirut. When Danielle, a girlfriend from Pierre’s past, contacts him, romance seems an impossibility. Love, drama and mystery lend this action-packed thriller an intensely human angle. Well-written, deeply researched, Lyn J. Pickering captures both the richness and the menace of the Middle East. 
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The Riddle Made Flesh - Part 2
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Literary fiction, Middle Eastern, mystery, thriller and suspense, conspiracies
Contact is made with Europe’s leader in waiting and Pierre Zein’s family are plunged into a life-threatening crisis. A power game is played out between the Islamic Al Mahdi and the European leader waiting in the wings. A game for the possession of three strategic key-points, Giza, Jerusalem and Babylon: there can only be one winner. On the night that Israel launches an attack against the Iranian nuclear installations, a group of right wing Jews initiate an action that changes things forever; plunging the planet into war and economic chaos. One man steps out onto the scene – the world is offered a peacemaker. This Middle Eastern political thriller is a real page-turner. In the Riddle Made Flesh, Lyn J. Pickering incorporates romance, pathos, tragedy and political intrigue against an accurate backdrop of contemporary history. 
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Behold the Branch - Part 3
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Literary fiction, Middle Eastern, mystery, thriller and suspense, conspiracies
When Pierre Zein, a journalist, begins an investigative search for a man primed for leadership of the New World Order, he discovers a network of arcane organisations, many of them unaware that they are playthings of a greater power behind the scenes. With the razing of the Dome of the Rock, Islam moves onto the offensive and the world is embroiled in a web of terror. The Egyptian discovery of a hidden vault under the Great Pyramid is a reserved for the elite few and a confirmation from the gods that the time has come for the revelation of the new Osiris. The European leader steps onto centre stage. There is euphoria as the embattled nations of the world world prepare for new era of peace. The stage is set for the final destruction of the nation of Israel. In this final episode of the Opus Dei series, Lyn J Pickering paints an apocalyptic picture of prophecy and the end times. Intense, well-written, chilling and insightful, this Middle Eastern thriller is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat as Christian prophecy and mythology move toward a dramatic and unexpected climax. 
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Nimrod Twice Born
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Historical Fiction, Mystery
Nimrod to today – there is a conspiracy afoot. Can you afford to ignore it? Lost in the mists of time, there was one man, Nimrod, who freed mankind from the restraints of the conscience. He was history’s marker, the initiator of the time of the gods. Simon the Magician and Herodias, wife of Herod Antipas, weave a plan so intricate, so cunning, that it spans the centuries and comes to fruition in our age. SS-leader, Heinrich Himmler, penetrates this plot and attempts to counter it through the birth of a child. Does he succeed? His intervention in the events of history has been radically underestimated! The novel, Nimrod Twice Born uses history’s trail of circumstantial evidence to reveal the true nature of the treasure of the Templars which still lies hidden beneath Jerusalem’s Temple. Wars were fought to possess this secret and will be fought again for the same reason. What is the Turin Shroud and who created it? Is it a forgery, a clever fake? Why did the Roman Catholic Church twice reveal findings pertinent to the shroud on the anniversary of the suppression of the Order of the Templars? Whose head is that which was worshiped by the Templars, and how did this grotesque relic play a part in shaping the events of history? Is the sacred lance, removed from Austria during the Anschluss in the Second World War, that which pierced the side of Christ as he hung on the cross? Why is it that the one who owns the lance holds the power of the world in his hands? And the Parsival - is it poetry or prophecy? What sword, brought to the spring will become whole again from the flow of water? In the closing days of earth’s history, a second man in the image of Nimrod is set to arise. He is standing even now in the portal. The closing pages of history are being written. A New World Order is ordained by the gods – at its head a leader. Who is he? Read the outcome. You will never view the world in the same way again! 
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The Baptist's Head - Part 1
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Literary fiction, historical, mystery thriller/suspense, conspiracies
The Baptist’s Head interweaves the dramatic events of Israel at the time of Jesus Christ with a World War II conspiracy thriller. The skills of a Magician, Simon Magus, win him the favour of the wife of Herod Antipas. The magician initiates a conspiracy so intricate and so far-seeing that it will only reach its climax in our time. Matthias von Ingolstadt leaves the horror of the trenches behind at the close of the World War I and returns to a Germany humiliated by the events that have left the country bankrupt and vulnerable. He meets and falls in love with Anna Lejkin, a Jew. What follows appears to solve their racial differences but ultimately leads to discovery, manipulation and disaster. A Jew in Frankfurt, Germany, Michael Segal is caught up in the events preceding the war. His friendship with Gabriele have far-reaching consequences for them both. Heinrich Himmler, the future SS leader of the Third Reich, forms a relationship with Ernst Röhm a battle-hardened veteran of WWI who has a penchant for young men. He promises Himmler the one thing he most desires – power. The Baptist’s Head is an intricate story of love, romance, witch-craft, power and intrigue. Lyn J. Pickering employs history’s trail of circumstantial evidence to combine both Christian conspiracy and historical fiction in one bizarre and riveting package. 
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A Luciferian Conspiracy - Part 2
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Literary fiction, historical, mystery thriller/suspense, conspiracies
A coveted prize is seized from Austria during Hitler’s Anschluss. Heinrich Himmler creates the scenario for the seizure of a relic that promises ultimate power for good or evil to the one who possesses it. The Castle of Wewelsberg, the holder of Himmler’s arcane secrets, is designed for one purpose: to launch the enigmatic leader of the SS into a position of supreme power. Against the backdrop of the Second World War, Himmler is on a personal quest - to find the Holy Grail. During the occupation of Paris, a prostitute, Ruth Leiman, is abducted from the streets and taken to the SS leader’s castle. She is a cog in the wheel of Himmler’s design for world domination. Simon Magus stumbles upon one of the secrets of the pyramid and his sacred relics are launched into the four corners of the known world. A new religion is birthed, one that emulates, but undermines, the Christian faith The Magus extends his charismatic influence to the one man who is able to promote this new faith – Claudius Caesar, the emperor of Rome. During the occupation of France, René de Bar an underground agent, meets Simone and a relationship is formed. Meantime, Reinhard Heydrich, who is on a mission of his own, introduces Marianne von Ingolstadt to Karl Wolff beginning a series of events that involves murder, a change of identity, and one of the greatest double-crosses of all time. Well-written, finely crafted, A Luciferian conspiracy, is part of a religious thriller series that one of intrigue, romance, murder, and lust for power. 
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A Scion is Born - Part 3
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Literary fiction, historical, mystery thriller/suspense, conspiracies
In 1937, a bizarre ritual is carried out by Himmler’s Knights of the Black Order as the bones of Heinrich I are disinterred. At midnight on the anniversary of Heinrich’s death, Himmler worships the king in the crypt of St Servatius. Six years later Himmler carries out human sacrifice in his final desecration of Quedlinburg Cathedral. René de Bar is picked up by the Gestapo on the streets of Paris and taken to Himmler’s castle at Wewelsburg. What transpires is probably one of the strangest interactions in history as Himmler uses the epic poem of the Parzival to draw his prisoner into an unholy alliance. The real Templar treasure is discovered under the foundations of the Temple Mount at the time of the Crusades but final control over the Holy Land can only be achieved when all the relics are brought together. The Knights Templar find an extension of their brotherhood in an unexpected place and a covenant formed in hell is formed, under the headship of Baphomet, the Father of Wisdom. The pieces come together; there is cross and double-cross as Himmler seeks to fortify his position as the war ends. For all involved, the Templar treasure is the coveted prize, but there is a condition attached to its seizure. Lyn J. Pickering melds together the dropped fragments of historical evidence to conclude this riveting historical conspiracy. 
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Betrayal of Fools
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Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Christian books, Literature, Military
Fast-paced, intriguing and staggeringly controversial! Betrayal of Fools is a drama played out in Spain and against the backdrop of war-torn Syria. Raif Ahmadi joins ISIS to help liberate his homeland, only to find that he is held captive to a terror organisation he despises. Into this world of hatred, hostility, and fear comes a single ray of light – the baker’s daughter. Betrayal of Fools is much more than a love story. It is a revealer of secrets which lie hidden just beneath the surface of the present. What thread connects the Islamic State to an ancient goddess? What power links New York’s One World Trade Centre, the Georgia Guidestones, and the pyramids of Giza? The world is on the brink of a disturbing new reality. A collaboration of powerful Western figures is at work with Islam to bring every man, woman, and child under enslavement. Fear is already stalking the nations sending tentacles into the malls, the sports arenas, and the dives. We are caught in a web that is intended to lead to total control. Betrayal of Fools has the answers, and the answer to your future – the only Answer. But first, the Question – I speak in riddles. Read on Betrayal of Fools is a fast-paced, dramatic exposé of intrigue in high places. Sample Betrayal of Fools 
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