The Oak Clan [Paperback]

Jerrod Balzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2001

Barrington Oaks is the Estate of the wealthy Barrington family during the mid 1930's. The husband, Edmond, brow beaten by his wife, Victoria, and their spoiled arrogant son, Donay', is in a fight to save his family. Although his son was sent to England to escape jail for the rape of a young girl they are now faced with the possible death of Donay' by a greedy freighter ship Captain, Hebrew Web. Their son has vanished and in the middle of their search a young maid, Katie, is found brutally murdered. Edmond calls on the help of a Cherokee woman,Sullivan Shantie, reknown in the field of criminal investigations. She and her large black dog, Oliver, try to find Donay' but find themselves fighting for their own lives aboard Web's ship,The Sea Watcher. Edmond's Solicitor arrives in America and when Sullivan learns his reason of being here things really turn deadly! Sullivan is finding evidence against everyone, even Edmond. One set up after another when the one character she least expects to be involved is the Master Mind behind everything. There's one person she's never trusted, Sheriff Clay. Almost too late he becomes the only man who can save her!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I was highly impressed by the truly original story line and idea behind this novel." -- Johathan Simmons, Ohio

"It is entertainment at its finest for anyone who loves books about vampires, ghosts and the like." -- comment on InternetBookCo.com

"It kept me reading. It's vampires and magic all mixed up in a real world twist." -- Jasen L. Cunningham, La Grange, MO

Rating- 3 stars A very good debut novel. I am looking forward to more stories from this author -- Pat Cavender, 2000

her red herrings definitely made the reading lively. This ending will take the reader by surprise. -- Tamara McHatton, 2000

From the Author

I love nothing more than a good movie or book filled with insane characters, dark humor, and lots of wild action. That's what I like to write. No ten page descriptions of things that only take two minutes to happen. My writing tends to flow like a comic book without pictures. If you like this sort, keep an eye out for the sequel that I'm currently working on. It'll be twice as as mental with even more mindblowing situations, if that could be possible.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Internet Book Company (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930739362
• ISBN-13: 978-1930739369
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,589,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on vampires and the woods., February 18, 2005

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Daniel J. Beaston (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oak Clan (Paperback)

"The Oak Clan" is exciting and full force thriller. Jarrod has captured the true essence of a vampire in a lead container and unleashed it to the world. The book keeps you reading and wanting more. Turn the pages and the reader will be in a new world and looking at cold trees a different way. Read this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh new horror novel, April 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oak Clan (Hardcover)

This is one of the best books I've read in while! It has a great new kind of vampire that's never been covered before (at least not that I know of) and the ghosts in here are really, REALLY disturbing. When Rick Jenderson, an escaped serial killer, gets mixed up with them all, things definitely start to heat up. The physical quality of the hardback book is great. Well worth the money! I found more information on this book at the publisher's website, www.authorhouse.com One thing is for sure: The next time I go into the woods at night, I'll be watching the trees a lot more closely.

5.0 out of 5 stars The better of the paperbacks, April 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oak Clan (Paperback)

There are two paperback versions of The Oak Clan on this site. The one published through authorhouse/1stbooks is the best one. The other (Internet Book Company) is an older and is lesser in quality. Of course, the hardback copy is best by far because it's...well...hardback. This book is awesome! It has an amazing new twist on vampires (yes, it's possible even with all the different vampire tales out there) as well as ghosts and a really wild serial killer. Anyone who is a fan of Stephen King, Anne Rice, or just grade B horror moives is sure to get a kick out of this!