Jefferson Riede writes cinematic Christian thrillers where hidden systems, emerging technology, and spiritual stakes collide. His stories move from ancient mysteries to modern power struggles—and ask what truth costs when the world is on the line.
What if Bitcoin was meant to be a financial ark for the End Times? When a legendary Bitcoin fortune begins to move, cryptographer Geneva Nash must follow a Scripture-laced trail hidden by her father before a ruthless financier uses the crisis to force the world toward a programmable global currency.
STRONGHOLD is a fast-paced thriller where an ancient pagan power awakens and collides with modern Christianity in a deadly struggle for dominion.
Jefferson Riede writes high-stakes Christian thrillers rooted in global settings, technological intrigue, and spiritual consequence. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge in the UK and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University. Having traveled to 42 countries and lived in three countries, he brings an international perspective to stories of hidden agendas, global risk, and the clash between power and belief. An attorney and former Fortune 500 tech executive, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Susan, and together they have two adult sons.
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Read moreScripture in Twelve Words is more than atmosphere. It shapes the story’s deepest concerns—faith, endurance, coercion, witness, unbelief, and hope.
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Read moreFrom Athens to Olympia, the novel draws on the lingering sacred imagination of the ancient Greek world.
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