Black Oak

Series · 5 books · 1998-2001

By Charles L. Grant

Books in series

Genesis

1998

Black Oak Investigations is a firm that handles office fraud, missing persons, and a variety of white collar crime. But Black Oak also investigates situations that are not so quite the norm as owner Ethan Proctor discovers when one of his operatives turns up dead in a town cowering in fear from something roaming the hills, leaving dead bodies in its wake....

The Hush of Dark Wings

1999

As head of Black Oak Investigations, Ethan Proctor is careful about what he says, what he does, and who his clients are. But when a letter arrives from an old female acquaintance, begging him to investigate the strange goings-on in her town, he gets careless. Without thinking, he travels to the heart of Kansas and a dusty old town where a seemingly friendly cult has recently arrived—all women, concerned, and cooperative.But if that's the case, why are the, townspeople so afraid? And why are so many people missing? And, Proctor wonders, what are those strange winged creatures circling the sky above town?

Winter Knight

1999

Private investigator Ethan Proctor delves into the dark secrets of a town cursed for generations—by an evil that can grant your heart's desire...for a price.

Hunting Ground

2000

Ethan Proctor, the brilliant, enigmatic head of Black Oak Security, reluctantly submits to his employees' orders to take some R&R in Atlantic City. But his vacation soon develops into something entirely different—a web of murder, lies, and...vampires?

When the Cold Wind Blows

2001

Paranormal investigator Ethan Proctor travels to Georgia to investigate a series of disappearances and mutilations—in the newest mystery in the acclaimed series...

Author

Charles L. Grant

Author · 42 books

Charles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis. Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Contributors include Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, R.A. Lafferty, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem. Grant was a former Executive Secretary and Eastern Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and president of the Horror Writers Association.