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THE ADVENTURES OF NICK EISMANN
This series began as just Grunch Road, my effort to give life to an old ghost story I grew up with in New Orleans East. I found that I liked the characters I had created so much that I wanted to create more adventures for them, so I wrote the four part sequel University of the Damned. After Nick’s graduation, the story advances into the twenty-first century, where Nick and his family face such realities as Hurricane Katrina (Come Hell and High Water) and the 2012 Elections (The Nick of Time).
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The Novel that started it all. New Orleans, 1971: On the night of the homecoming game, four teenagers are brutally murdered on a lonely stretch of road. Nick “Iceman” Eismann, a friend to two of the victims, is a cocky, intrepid reporter-in-training who writes for the school newspaper. When nobody will tell him what happened to his friends, he starts his own investigation and comes face to face with a terrifying legend from the city’s haunted past, and a loose cannon cop who will stop at nothing to protect the terrifying secret of Grunch Road! Paperback ISBN: 978-1-467-94343-7 |
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A four-year course in adventure! Nick “Iceman” Eismann, hero of Grunch Road, takes on Arkadia University and the world in search of his destiny at a prestigious college secluded in the bayou country of Louisiana. There’s a story behind every door and a skeleton in every closet; anything possible can happen at Arkadia… and the impossible just takes a little longer! |
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Arkadia University, 1972: Nick Eismann and his sidekick Ben Brody have won a scholarship to one of the most prestigious journalism schools in the country. This ain’t high school; Nick’s back at the bottom of the food chain now, and arrogant rival is determined to defeat him in love and war. But there’s no stopping the Iceman: he hits the ground running, tracking down the source of a deadly new drug that’s all the rage on campus. If the Iceman is going to survive at Arkadia, he’s going to need the kind of knowledge not found in books. His education is about to begin. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-479-38192-0 |
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New Orleans, 1973: There’s a monster on the loose, a fiendish killer terrorizing the city like a modern day Jack the Ripper. Six innocent young women have been raped and murdered and the body count is still climbing! Nick Eismann isn’t covering that story: he’s investigating suspicious deaths in the athletic department. But the ripper’s gruesome spree becomes his top priority when the police finally come up with a suspect … because it’s him! Paperback ISBN: 978-1-468-11100-2 |
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New Orleans, 1974: Little Paul Eismann never lost the faith, even when they said his brother was a killer. Nick Eismann will never forget that. But he’s got his work cut out for him: wounded and plagued by inner demons, Nick doesn’t need the headache of an unwanted promotion, rash of strange incidents on campus or a zealous reporter who claims the Devil made them do it! He’s worried about his little brother, who seems to be battling the same demons Nick is trying to conquer. Could a trusted family friend be guilty of the unholiest of sins? Paperback ISBN: 978-1-469-96681-6 |
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Arkadia University, 1975: Nick Eismann has had enough action and adventure. He just wants to coast through his final year of college, get his degree and get on with his life and his new family. Good luck with that! He can’t help being drawn to the backwaters, where a forgotten page of history is repeating itself. Could a demented scientist and a murderous beast hold the key to an unsolved mystery from the Iceman’s past? Nick’s the big man on campus now, with adoring fans he doesn’t want and an old enemy trying to kill him… but which one? Paperback ISBN: 978-1-469-96686-1 |
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CONTINUING ADVENTURES After completing University of the Damned I wrote two more adventures that take place later in life, including such historical events as Hurricane Katrina and the 2012 Elections. |
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New Orleans, 2005: Nick Eismann is fifty-one, looking back on life with no regrets. He has a successful business, a loving wife of thirty years and three grown children who’d make any father proud. His children have a big surprise planned for their father’s birthday. But the gods have an even bigger one planned, waiting just over the horizon… and its name is Katrina! Paperback ISBN: 978-1-475-24082-5 |
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NEW! New Orleans, 2012: John Senator is a reclusive billionaire, and a local hero in New Orleans, whose investments are bringing the devastated city back to life. But who is he? Nick Eismann wants to do a soft interview for a light feature celebrating the man as a hero, but he won’t return his calls. But when he finally meets the elusive entrepreneur, Nick finds the face of his worst enemy, and the shocking truth about the Most Beloved Man in New Orleans! Paperback ISBN: 978-1-478-33174-2 |
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