Circle of Seven [Paperback]

Clay Jacobsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2000

Challenged to create a sensational story for the sweeps ratings period, Investigative television reporter Mark Taylor embarks on what becomes the most dangerous adventure of his career.

Taking a fresh look behind the scenes of the political process, Mark expects to to find a strong bias in the polling questions and how the results are reported. Instead He uncovers something else?more sinister and evil than he had ever expected.

A clandestine group of media elite is manipulating the country to their own twisted ideals, and only Mark stands in their way.

Suspense blends with romance when Mark meets and falls in love with Tracy Faircloth, granddaughter of the mysterious circle's leader. He must choose between his career or the truth, and all hangs in the balance as he seeks to bring down the Circle of Seven.

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About the Author

Clay Jacobsen is an author and television director with more than 20 years experience in the business, most recently with the TNN show Prime Time Country. He lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee with his family. His first book was The Lasko Interview.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805422838
• ISBN-13: 978-0805422832
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars getting better and better, October 15, 2002

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D. Mckinzie (Atoka, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Circle of Seven (Paperback)

Having read The Lasko Interview (Mr. Jacobsen's previous novel) I was anxious to read this one as well. I reviewed this novel for Broadman & Holman Publishers because I am a buyer for a bookstore. Jacobsen does characterization and plot very well and I was pleased to discover that he did an even better job with this novel. He weaves a Christian theme into his books without making it too obvious, which is a talent not possessed by all Christian authors. The area of polls and questionnaires is one I have long been suspicious of, because they are so easily manipulated. Jacobsen does an excellent job of giving a fictional account of just how easily this can be done and at the same time giving an enjoyably exciting story behind it. He's just released his new novel (Interview with the Devil). Can't wait to read it, too!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ for the 2000 Presidential Campaign, August 15, 2000

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Shelby Watson (Wilmington, DE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Circle of Seven (Paperback)

An INCREDIBLE book! There are so many surprises in the plot of the stories - A VERY timely book, considering that we are in the midst of the Presidential Campaign. Have you ever wondered about the "opinion polls" that you see so often on television and in newspapers? How the opinions of a few are promoted as the opinion of the nation at large? This book, superbly written, answers those questions. The book starts out with a bang and will have you holding your breath until the last page! I recommend this book highly and applaud Mr. Jacobsen for an entertaining but hard-hitting book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Survey Says..., March 8, 2001

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Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Circle of Seven (Paperback)

Jacobsen writes with a light, airy style. The scenes are short, the pace is fast, and the characters breathe just enough life into the story for you to care. I didn't care deeply about the personal aspects of the story--they, too, were somewhat fast and airy--but the theme is ably handled and vitally important.

Jacobsen poses heavy questions: Can the media be trusted? Can the media be manipulated? Can a Christian or moral person have an influence working for the media? The answers are found, or at least explored, within this provocative novel. With just enough facts and figures to back his premise, Clay Jacobsen uses his years of experience in the media to hammer home a strong lesson about looking through the lies. His characters--never dumbed-down, but at times cliched--also find truth in relationships with Jesus Christ. The author avoids religious overtones and pulpit-pounding, while still making his point clear. I also appreciated that his villian was three-dimensional, that he was wicked without being predictable, he was delusional without having to rub his hands together and chuckle evilly.

For a fast-paced read that drives home some deeper points, this book is well worth it.