Oakbrand Press
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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
Fiction inspired by what history left unanswered.
Oakbrand Press is the independent publishing imprint of author
Eric J. Dillman and home of the Buried History series.
OUR FOCUS
Each Oakbrand Press story begins with an unsolved mystery and deep research into what is known. That research becomes the foundation for a character-driven story that imagines what history could not tell us.
Books & Stories
PUBLISHED MARCH 2026
BOOK ONE OF THE BURIED HISTORY SERIES
Chasing Spondulix:
A Hunt for Lost Confederate Gold
When Kelly McLaurin buys an old farmhouse in rural North Carolina, she finds a journal hidden on the property. It points to Confederate gold that disappeared at the end of the Civil War. With help from Henry, a local handyman, and Greg, a friend with a knack for solving puzzles, Kelly follows the clues across North Carolina and Virginia. They soon learn someone else is searching for the gold too.
Originally published by Palmetto Publishing.
COMING SOON ON SUBSTACK
SHORT FICTION
No One to Ask
In 1978, county auditor Tom Hopper notices a pattern in a series of land transfers. Before he can file his report, he disappears.Set in western North Carolina, No One to Ask takes place in the same world as the Buried History series and follows Sofie Whitlow years before the events of Book Two.
PLANNED RELEASE: EARLY 2027
BOOK TWO OF THE BURIED HISTORY SERIES
The Beale Confessions
The Beale Papers have drawn treasure hunters to Virginia for generations. When new evidence connects the ciphers to Abby Sutton’s family, she and Henry Clark begin to question what the papers were really meant to hide. Their search leads them to Bedford County and a part of Abby’s family history that someone is still trying to protect.
CURRENTLY IN EDITING
IN DEVELOPMENT
BOOK THREE OF THE BURIED HISTORY SERIES
The Silent Empire
The Silent Empire will return to the world of the Buried History series with a new mystery inspired by American history.
Eric J. Dillman
Founder and Author
Eric J. Dillman is the founder of Oakbrand Press and author of Chasing Spondulix: A Hunt for Lost Confederate Gold. His interest in historical mysteries comes from a habit of stopping to read every historical marker he passes. He is currently finishing The Beale Confessions, Book Two of the Buried History series.Eric lives in the Raleigh area with his wife. When he is not writing, he is usually playing guitar.VISIT ERICDILLMAN.COM
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