Tuesday, June 09, 2009

News Articles by Darrin Atkins

Stockton native and University of the Pacific graduate Darrin Atkins has a new location for his news articles.

Check out www.associatedcontent.com/darrinatkins for all of his recent posts on news items and everyday topics.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead by Darrin Atkins

Darrin Atkins has written a new crime fiction novel titled "Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead."

It is available for sale at Amazon or here.

Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead
By Darrin Atkins

After discovering that a powerful crime syndicate has developed a gene profile test that can instantly tell a person's most likely age of death, Hoss Henry tries it out on himself and discovers that his gene profile says he should be dead. He soon finds himself in downtown Stockton, California, desperately trying to get a reporter's help while staying one step away from the killers who want to make sure their gene profile test stays a secret. Hoss Henry must prove that his own gene profile result is not foolproof. In the process, he discovers that in a world with gene profiling, nobody is safe, especially the only person with the prototype of the most accurate gene profile test on the planet.

About the author:
Darrin Atkins is the author of more than 30 books and novels. Atkins was raised in Stockton, California, and graduated from the University of the Pacific. After graduation, he studied in a Ph.D. program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada.

He began his writing career with an editorial clerk position writing obituaries and short articles at The Record newspaper in Stockton, California. His journalism experience includes employment at Nevada and Premiere magazines, and at newspapers including Nevada Weekly, Investor's Business Daily and the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead

Darrin Atkins has published his 36th book. His latest hard-boiled crime fcition book is titled "Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead" and is set in Stockton, California.

Buy it here. It will soon be listed at Amazon.com.

Your Gene Profile Says You're Dead
By Darrin Atkins

After discovering that a powerful crime syndicate has developed a gene profile test that can instantly tell a person's most likely age of death, Hoss Henry tries it out on himself and discovers that his gene profile says he should be dead. He soon finds himself in downtown Stockton, California, desperately trying to get a reporter's help while staying one step away from the killers who want to make sure their gene profile test stays a secret. Hoss Henry must prove that his own gene profile result is not foolproof. In the process, he discovers that in a world with gene profiling, nobody is safe, especially the only person with the prototype of the most accurate gene profile test on the planet.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Books by Darrin Atkins and Dan Atkins

Are you interested in great books for kids?

If so, check out this illustrated book by Darrin Atkins: Cooked Chickens Falling from the Sky.

Or check out this book for teenagers: Tony, The Beginning, by Dan Atkins.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

New Crime Book coming soon...

A new crime fiction book by Darrin Atkins is coming later this summer...

Check out his other books available for sale at Amazon.

Monday, May 25, 2009

New crime fiction novel coming soon

Novelist Darrin Atkins of San Francisco, Calif., is working on a new crime fiction novel.

Stay tuned for publication of his new novel in the coming months.

Check out his books for sale at Amazon here: link.

Check out his books for sale at Barnes and Noble here: link.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Long Trail, Pack Light: Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Grand Canyon Trails (Paperback)


If you are interested in Grand Canyon trails and other major highways in the west coast, check out "Long Trail, Pack Light: Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Grand Canyon Trails" by San Francisco resident and author Darrin Atkins.


Darrin Atkins graduated from the University of the Pacific. He was raised in Stockton, California. He has written more than 35 books and novels.


Darrin Atkins is also the author of "Hermits Rest," a novel-length book about living life at the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Darrin Atkins Amazon Blog

If you are interested in finding out the latest books and novels written by University of the Pacific author Darrin Atkins, make sure to check out his Amazon blog here.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Darrin Atkins Videos on Youtube


Check out all of the Darrin Atkins Videos on Youtube.

Darrin Atkins has written dozens of books and novels, all of which are available on Amazon.com.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

New Book "Long Trail, Pack Light" by Darrin Atkins

Darrin Atkins is proud to announce the publication of his latest book "Long Trail, Pack Light: Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Grand Canyon Trails."

The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com and through http://www.createspace.com/3331598.


"Long Trail, Pack Light" by Darrin Atkins:
If you are looking for good hiking trails on the west coast, this book chronicles some of the author's experiences with hiking trails like the Tahoe Rim Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and numerous Grand Canyon trails. Darrin Atkins lived in Lake Tahoe around the Tahoe Rim Trail and worked at the Grand Canyon where he learned about many exciting Grand Canyon trails. He grew up in California.

About the author:
Darrin Atkins is the author of more than 35 books and novels. Some books include The Famous Liar, Hermits Rest, The Last Obsession, The End of Me, The Crooked Mechanics, The Road That You Take, You Always Lose, Find Me in the Fog, and The Quitter. He lives in San Francisco.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Interested in the Tahoe Rim Trail?


Check out this great website www.tahoerimtrail.org which has a lot of useful information on the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Darrin Atkins has written books about Reno and Tahoe.

Check out You Always Lose and The Road That You Take.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

"People Die in the Tenderloin" crime book


Darrin Atkins' new crime fiction book "People Die in the Tenderloin" is now available for sale at Amazon.com.

Go to Amazon.com here for information on how to buy this great new crime fiction book by Darrin Atkins.

Check out Amazon for all books by Darrin Atkins.

Monday, May 07, 2007

University of the Pacific receives $100 Million Donation

Darrin Atkins, author of 30 books and novels, is happy to announce that his alma mater, University of the Pacific has received a $100 Million Dollar gift to the university from Bob and Jeannette Powell. For more information, visit the Pacific news site here.

Darrin Atkins graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1993.

He has written dozens of books and novels. For more info, please visit:

www.darrin-atkins.blogspot.com/

Crime Books by Darrin Atkins

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Darrin Atkins at Youtube

Check out my new and improved Youtube website at www.youtube.com/darrina

There you can find video clips made by me, Darrin Atkins.

Visit: http://www.youtube.com/darrina

Monday, October 02, 2006

Darrin Atkins' new book "People Die in the Tenderloin"

Darrin Atkins is proud to announce that his latest crime fiction book, People Die in the Tenderloin, is now available for purchase.

Visit this website to buy this exciting crime mystery that is set in San Francisco.

Friday, July 07, 2006

Darrin Atkins article in The Record newspaper of Stockton


Darrin Atkins was featured in an article in The Record newspaper in 2001. The article is titled "Substitute Teacher takes Novel Approach" by Abbie Dutcher. The news piece is about how Darrin has written dozens of books that are about his many travels throughout the country.

Darrin Atkins featured in The Pacifican newspaper


Darrin Atkins was featured in The Pacifican newspaper in a 2001 news article titled "Author and Alum Shares Memories of UOP in Works" by Michelle-Elizabeth Valle.

Hermits Rest by Darrin Atkins


If you've ever thought about going to the Grand Canyon, make sure you first check out the book Hermits Rest by Darrin Atkins. This autobiographical book includes details about life at the Grand Canyon. Here's a picture of Darrin Atkins when he was hiking at the Grand Canyon.

Darrin Atkins graduated from the University of the Pacific.