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"Downright Amazing." ―Bobbie Grob, Readers' Favorite
"A fascinating read." ―John Murray, Pacific book review
"A plethora of twisted and suspenseful events." ―San Francisco Book Review
"An arresting prison tale about penance.” ―Kirkus Reviews
Frederick Starks has it all—a gorgeous wife who was his high school sweetheart, three beautiful children, a mansion and cars others envy, millions in the bank, respected in his community, admired by his employees, loved and respected by loyal friends. He revels in the hard-earned power and control he’s acquired. As the saying goes, “All that glitters is not gold,” which Starks discovers when gut-wrenching betrayal by his wife sends him over the edge and into a maximum security prison. There, Starks is a new “fish,” stripped of nearly everything he’s always relied on. In that place, where inmates and guards have their own rules and codes of conduct, Starks is forced to face the darker side of life, and his own darker side, especially when the betrayals, both inside and outside the prison, don’t stop. He must choose which path to follow when the line between right and wrong becomes blurred: one that leads to getting out of the physical and emotional hellhole he finds himself in or one that keeps him alive.
- Sales Rank: #120720 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-30
- Released on: 2015-10-30
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"Downright Amazing." ―Bobbie Grob, Readers' Favorite
"A fascinating read." ―John Murray, Pacific book review
"A plethora of twisted and suspenseful events." ―San Francisco Book Review
"An arresting prison tale about penance." ―Kirkus Reviews
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Praises for When The Serpent Bites
���������� "From debut author Clerge comes a novel about one man's quest to survive prison and find answers within himself. The prison fear is vivid, the odds insurmountable and the conclusion anyone's guess, though it certainly won't come easily. An arresting prison tale about penance."
―Kirkus Reviews
"The characters have real depth―something I am big on―and the drama on the pages made me feel as though I was right there watching it. The book is fast paced and, in my opinion, downright amazing."
―Bobbie Grob, Readers' Favorite
"This character orientated drama benefits from a fully fleshed out protagonist, gritty writing, and psychological insight into a realistic psyche. The obvious sequel has a high bar to surpass........ When the Serpent Bites is a fantastic read for legal buffs, crime lovers, and readers who love a great story."
―John Murray, Pacific Book Review
"Nesly Clerge spins a convoluted web of human dynamics and sinister situations in his debut novel.� Clerge's careful attention to character development and the cast's interactions with Starks is a main ingredient that keeps his story flowing. Clerge's cliffhanging chapters continually tickle the curiosity of thriller aficionados to keep turning pages to see what the final outcome will be.� Clerge also maintains plot fluidity by alternating character scenes, backstories, and a plethora of twisted and suspenseful events."
―San Francisco Book Review
About the Author
Nesly Clerge received his bachelor's degree in physiology and neurobiology at the University of Maryland, and later pursued a doctoral degree in the field of chiropractic medicine. Although his background is primarily science-based, he has finally embraced his lifelong passion for writing. Clerge's debut novel, When the Serpent Bites, is due out in 2015, with the sequel to follow. His debut novel explores choices, consequences, and the complexities of human emotions, especially when we are placed in a less-than-desirable setting. When he is not writing, Clerge manages several multidisciplinary clinics. He enjoys reading, chess, traveling, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with his significant other and his sons.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Read it. You’ll love it.
By Oscar A Wiggy
I just finished reading Nesly Clerge’s new book entitled “When the Serpent Bites” and I loved it. Mr. Clerge has written an interesting story of tragedy and deceit that you won’t want to stop reading. I normally read during my lunch break at work and I found myself squeezing in as many pages as I could during the one-hour time slot. Mr. Clerge’s writing style is crisp and smooth and slightly tugs you along and I just couldn’t wait to see what would happen next.
The story is about an engineer/entrepreneur named Frederick Starks who is a wealthy, self-made-man who started from humble beginnings. We are allowed to see situations from early childhood through the present which builds Starks into a well developed and colorful character. Starks has an interesting personality that allows him to be judge-jury-executioner when it comes to other people while overlooking his own indiscretions. The story starts with a bang when Starks confronts a man who is having an affair with his wife and then his life (and the story) spiral out of control from that point on.
I won’t tell you too many specifics about the story because there are some massive twists-and-turns in the storyline and I don’t want to spoil it for you. But over all you get to experience treachery and violence, a legal trial, incarceration, back stabbing by those around him and personal transformation all in one book. I must have said ‘I didn’t see that coming…’ one hundred times while reading this book. And the best thing about “When the Serpent Bites” is that Mr. Clerge leaves the story in such a way that we feel closure but we are also excited that there is more to come. Read it. You’ll love it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Intriguing read! Looking forward to book 2!
By Nile Princess
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I will admit that crime thrillers are not my exactly my genre of choice, so there's that lol. What intrigued me about this book was the fact that the MC went to prison and, if anyone knows anything about me, they know I LOVE a prison story. There's something about witnessing someone's transformation from upstanding citizen who made a mistake, to cold blooded, calculating and 'will do whatever it takes to survive.' Needless to say I jumped in with both feet. This is an intriguing read and, though I struggled at times in the middle, the author brought it back and finishes strong. I will be front and center for Book 2!
The book opens with a bang, and draws you in right from the start. Frederick Starks is out driving around, working himself into a frenzy because his estranged wife is living in a house that he's still paying for, with their kids that he's forced to be away from, and he's finally made up his mind to confront her (married) lover at his home in front of his wife. Things go awry and he ends up beating the guy comatose with a bowl. At this point I was front and center, with refreshments.
The trial is riveting. I was literally up at 4am, following the testimony. The verdict is handed down, and while Starks is acquitted of attempted murder (?) he is convicted of the lesser charges and is sentenced to 15 years. (None of this is spoiler info; you know he goes to prison from the blurb). Anyhoo, just imagine, a multi-millionaire reduced to strip searches, cold showers and soap that doesn't lather. More refreshments made their way to my bedside table. Tears of excitement sprang to my eyes as Starks boarded the prison bus to his new life. Within a few days he'd already mouthed off and found himself on the wrong side of Bo, one of the toughest gang leaders in the prison, and was a marked man. I was all abuzz with excitement...and then things got a bit iffy.
To be fair, I think I might have to shoulder some of the blame here. It's partly a case of 'it's not you; it's me,' but only partly. As I said, when I read books where an MC goes to prison, I'm all about how the fish (new inmate) deals with his CURRENT situation, so I was unprepared for the constant, never ending conversations, thoughts and flashbacks about Starks' estranged wife, Kayla. In theory, it makes sense. Her affair is, after all, the catalyst that sets the wheels in motion for the events that land him in prison. Starks also now has a lot of time to think about it, and her, and his life. So, on paper it makes sense. But it was so constant and repetitive that every time her name was mentioned I felt like my brain was in a vice grip. He mentioned her at every opportunity, and just as the story was starting to move ahead, we had to hear, yet again, how hard he'd worked and how much she'd betrayed him, and how she was a serial cheater, and it wasn't just one guy. We had to go back to high school and college and before babies, and after the babies, and ugh. And by the way, did he tell us that her betrayal cut so deep? Yes!! Yes, you did. You already told us fiftyleven times. I had to put the book down a few times and read something else because I just couldn't take it. I hated Kayla, if only because I had to hear about her so much. I was ready to force feed her some nutraloaf my damn self.
The sessions with the prison psychologist made me want to dig my eyes out with a dull spoon. Not only were his theories really simplistic sounding (I'm not trained, but even I was like huh?), his deductions just seemed so off and served to always give Kayla a pass. In one of my updates I asked if we could check if he was sleeping with her, sirrusly! It just defied logic. Dr. Demory went away for a while to deal with some family business and the story FINALLY reverted to the prison and we had some progress. As soon as he came back, we were back to talking about Kayla, and forgiveness and Starks's pride. I was in complete agreement with Starks about those sessions. They annoyed me as much as they did him.
To be clear, I get what the author was going for. Starks was by no means a saint. He and Kayla were both wrong in the marriage, and Starks refused to accept any responsibility. He also had some very chauvinistic ideas about women and fidelity, and felt that the fact that he paid for everything and gave Kayla a comfortable life should have been enough to show her he loved her. Yes, he was a proud man and Dr. Demory was right that he had to accept his part in the demise of his relationship, and really examine exactly what he was mad about when he was out there doing dirt too. Starks had to learn certain things about himself in order to grow and move on; we get all that. But I felt that the arc should have been tighter. A book has a finite number of pages and the reader needs to feel like the MC is actually making progress. We were still talking about Kayla, literally having the same conversation about her, right down to the end!
An attempt is made, when Starks *cough* suffers an injury in prison *cough*, to present Kayla's side of the story. We get to see exactly what Starks was out there doing, what she had to endure and how alone and unappreciated she felt. The problem is that it comes so late in the book that it does little to redeem her character. Starks had already been bashing her for a good 50%. Instead of showing that neither of them was completely at fault, for me it just made both characters unlikeable. I'm all for complex characters, but I wasn't exactly sure what I was supposed to feel for Kayla when the first words out her mouth after hearing Starks was hurt was 'is the money ok?' (referring to the company). Really, chick? I'm supposed to feel bad about how neglected you felt?? Apart from that, I have little sympathy for women who insist on having the best, and living a life of extravagance, but are upset by their husband's long hours. How exactly do you think success happens??
There was the same push and pull with Starks. I'd empathize with him for getting the short end of the stick in terms of his marriage, but then he'd say something like 'Kayla should have known her place.' 'Scuse me? So the middle of the book is pretty much me wanting to beat both their heads in with a shovel. Kayla more so, but still.
BUT! BUT!!
Then, 'the incident' happens and Starks stops focusing on that skank for five seconds, remembers the few seasons of Oz he watched, and gets with the doggone program. I.WAS.IN.HEAVEN! He steps up, realizes he's going to be in prison for a while and looks FORWARD. And like his grandfather always told him, 'If you don't like where you are, move up'. And move up he does. With his slowly growing band of trusty sidekicks, he moves to cement his place and as one final betrayal is revealed, we finally see him shed the last vestiges of his former self, and embrace the dark side.
The ending feels like it's a prelude to a second book, and you know where I'll be. Right up front, baby! Despite my struggle with the middle of the book, Mr. Clerge is clearly a very talented storyteller. The start of the book, Starks's indoctrination into the prison system (complete with trusting the wrong people and paying dearly for it), and his bid for power at the end are superbly done. The flashbacks (though they focused on Kayla) are seamless and never really took me out the story. Very few authors can do this effectively, and I appreciated not feeling jerked around by shifting timelines. The characters are fleshed out and multi-faceted. Editing was well done, a few errors here and there, nothing to write home about. I love this dark side of Starks that I see emerging and want to see more. I have complete faith in the author to do him justice.
All in all, this is a solid, enjoyable and well written debut novel. Looking forward to much more by this author.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
WOW! Just WOW! You don't want to miss this one!
By booklover
The first word that comes to mind is WOW! The second word that comes to mind is DOUBLE WOW! This is not what I expected just reading the blurb. It is so much more!
Frederick Starks is a man who just went over the edge. He has confronted his wife's ex-lover and when he is taunted by the man, brutally assaults him, putting him in a coma.
Starks is normally a fairly calm man, not given to outbursts of rage. He is a successful business man, makes a lot of money, supports his wife and kids in a manner worthy of his love for them. He is well respected in his business and the community.
So he's really, really upset when he's arrested, charged, and goes to trial. This is not a legal thriller at all, but the author has done his homework and gives us a shortened version of a trial that is totally believable.
What he doesn't believe is that he 'is' going to prison. Of course, he feels that he was justified in what he did ....
I can tell you up front, I don't like Starks! He feels entitled to anything and everything, anger and resentment and humiliation is seething just under the top layer of his skin. He is really an unlikable character. But on the other hand, you can't help but feel a bit sorry for him.
This is the story of a man trying to survive prison. Of course, he angers another prisoner, one who seems to run things. Starks only thought he knew what fear was .... now it's paralyzing,
And now he has plenty of time to think back ... remember... what brought him to this point in his life.
This is a great story! Extremely well written. There is not one character that is not drawn to perfection. My emotions were all over the place. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the psychological thrillers.
My thanks to the author and Booklover Catlady Publicity who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.
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