Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
  • Language:English
  • Pages:140
  • eBook ISBN:9780985951245

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Journal 97 The Case Notes Of E.R.Satz

The Right Side

By Ben Kotyuk

Overview

  • Journal 97 discovered.
  • A nineteenth century master detective’s existence confirmed.
  • The case leads to Wallachia in1380
  • A Vampire and a Runaway are thrown together then their lives take an unusual turn.
  • Historical facts proven incorrect.
  • Fact, fiction or the ramblings of a diluted mind, you decide.

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Description

  The book starts with a brief introduction to the nineteenth century master detective, Edmund Robert Satz who compiled the information within Journal 97. At times, it is hard to determine whether his notes are fact, fiction, or the ramblings of a diluted mind. When his notes are told as a story, his odd philosophy causes the heartfelt, warm characters to swim in an ever-changing undercurrent of subtle humor.

  The story begins in Wallachia, the birthplace of the vampire legends in the year 1380. Vladoff is a young aristocrat whose family was the target of a brutal vampire attack. The only one to survive, he becomes their prisoner and travels south with the marauding band on a killing spree for almost a year.

  Yuri lives in the town of Lastari that does not hold any opportunities for such an industrious young man as himself. Along with being physically miserable, he feels mentally stuck and deeply repressed. Hating where he lives, Yuri decides to run away from the only place he has ever known, and heads north to go beyond the reach of a tyrant’s control.

  This unlikely pair are thrown together by their individual circumstances and over time carve out a new life for themselves. Through a series of unplanned events, they are taken on a journey which unveils their emotional depth and dedication to their unique friendship.

  Over time, Vladoff and Yuri are joined by a small group of people looking to change the life they are forced to endure. Working together in secret, their lives take on a pleasant rhythm and they each are able to find happiness. 

Just when everything seems perfect, the group is suddenly threatened and they must flee in order to survive.

  In the end, they find their rightful place in the world, and E.R.Satz’s discovery is revealed.

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About The Author

  I was born and raised in New York City. Most of my adult life was spent working in the design field. Thirty of those years I owned my own product design firm in SoHo, where I did both structural and graphic design.

  A large percentage of the work I did was for the cosmetic industry. I also enjoyed having some of the top fashion designers as long term clients.

  Throughout my career, I always sketched during creative meetings for my clients and when I stopped doing commercial work, I decided to keep up the practice by spending my free time painting with pastels. I chose pastel because of the spontaneity the medium provides.

  Over the last few years, if I’m not painting then some other creative project is at hand. For some reason, this ridiculous story kept rolling around in my head until one day I mentioned it to my wife, Kelley and she said, “Write it down and figure it out like you always do.”

  The thought of writing a book was intriguing because it was an opportunity to build something using words, and even though I had  never written anything in depth, I dismissed my hesitation and set out to begin the project.

  My commercial background taught me that the common thread in all design is basic problem solving, so from there I approached this book in the same manner I would any other creative project.

  As I blocked out the story it became by its own natural rhythm, a combination of myth, humor, and adventure. It was definitely an adventure for me to write it down, and it certainly provides a different twist on a vampire story.

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