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    Incident at Walter's Creek
    Incident at Walter's Creek
    Incident at Walter's Creek
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    Incident at Walter's Creek

    By Mark Jacobs

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    What really happened on that remote Tennessee farmstead on a chilly fall night in 1828? Sixteen years later, Zacharias Neil, Andrew Jackson Thomkins, and Zack’s little brother, Aaron, are determined to find out. An eerie tale of paranormal terror. Warning for mild language and strong dialect.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Jacobs
    Release dateDec 19, 2010
    ISBN9781458175045
    Incident at Walter's Creek
    Author

    Mark Jacobs

    Mark Jacobs is a former foreign service officer who served as cultural attaché and information officer in Spain, Turkey, and several posts in Latin America. He has published three previous books and more than sixty short stories in a range of literary and commercial magazines.

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      Incident at Walter's Creek - Mark Jacobs

      Incident at Walter’s Creek

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