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Leslie Lutz

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Born

Mt. Clemens, MI, The United States

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https://www.lesliekarenlutz.com/

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Young Adult, Horror, Thriller

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Leslie Lutz is the author of FRACTURED TIDE (Harper Collins/Blink 2020), which was voted "Best of 2020" by Suspense Magazine in the YA category and was a Junior Library Guild pick. Her new young adult horror novel, SWEETEST DARKNESS (Holiday House 2024) was shortlisted for the Washington State Book Award and was on the TLA's SPOT list (Spirit of Texas). Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in various journals, Orca Literary Journal, Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal, Typishly, The Lyric, and Raintown Review.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest, and when she's not writing, you can find her watching B-horror movies, scuba diving, or taking care of chickens.

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Email: lesliewrites@lesliekarenlutz.com

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“DEAD BODIES DON’T COOPERATE”
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“You told me once the mind is an ocean, and most of us live on the surface. But the currents beneath, that’s what moves everything around. The currents make the boats shift position in the night, pushing the waves against the shore just so.”
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