Ben McKenzie Books

Orphan Roman Stanley enjoyed a sheltered life in the sleepy town of Wiscot in northern England . . . but his seventeenth birthday spells the end of the life he once knew. Roman and his twin sister, Olivia, have now reached adulthood and it is time for them to claim from the Inferno, the gift that will define them forever more.Being a boy, Roman had anticipated lesser abilities, and when he awakens from the ceremony, he’s shocked to discover the nature of his mastery over the weather. This revelation sends shockwaves across the family . . . and beyond—all the way to London where resides the ancient Synod, the ruling body of Witches who won’t permit such power. Following a surprise attack, death drives the Stanley’s straight into the arms of the Synod, and the glamorous yet treacherous life of the ruling families.Navigating the Synod’s labyrinth, Roman will need to overcome deceit and inner darkness if he wishes to save himself and those he loves. As the saying all power corrupts, but will it corrupt him?

At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he-despite a degree in economics-didn't entirely understand. Lured in by the promise of taking power from banks, possibly improving democracy, and sure, a touch of FOMO, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, "Am I crazy, or is this all a total scam?" In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for a caper and exposé that points in shock to the climactic final days of cryptocurrency now upon us. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto "visionaries," Hollywood's biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government agents searching for solutions at the precipice of a major crash, Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of 2008 Housing Bubble-level irresponsibility and criminal fraud potentially ten times more devastating than Bernie Madoff.