Lake Forlorn: A Novel

by Alexander Luthy

"Just finished Lake Forlorn. Wow. I wanted to read it through before doing any editing. The plot kept me turning pages, the characters are well developed, and the mystery surprised me. I really enjoyed it!" - Nancy Welles, Editor

New Year's, 1999. Alberta, Canada. Lake Forlorn, an idyllic nature getaway, was originally going to see a quaint blowout party to the end of the millennium. Instead, it became the grounds for a devastating massacre.

Single dad of twins Jacob and Bonnibel, Lake Forlorn Resort owner William Astrid invites six of his regular and favorite patrons to a blissful Winter getaway on the house to ring in the new year. When two surprise guests show up, bodies start to drop, and the weather takes a turn for the worse, the resorters and company must band together to survive and discern which one of them is the killer.

Lake Forlorn is a brutal yet cozy murder-mystery-slasher where trust is put to the test and what it truly means to survive in this world comes to fruition.

346 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2023

About the author

Alexander Luthy's love for fiction started as a young toddler where he would read his parents bedtime stories, notably I am a Bunny and Train Stories. As he grew older, R.L. Stine's numerous Goosebumps series and works by Stephen King influenced him down a path to the horror and thriller genres, where he wrote a multitude of small stories throughout his school-age years that started his writing journey. Wanting to jump in sooner rather than later a few years later, Alexander opted to do the Running Start program to graduate high school with a diploma and an Associate's Degree at the same time, which allowed a Bachelor of Arts in English to be achieved at the age of 20. His favorite books include Stephen King's "Misery", Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None", and Jenette McCurdy's "I'm Glad My Mom Died."

Outside of books, Alexander's favorite fiction works include the video games Until Dawn and Life is Strange, and the films Friday the 13th and Scream. Ironically, video games are his favorite medium that stories are told through because you are in control of what happens within the world even if books allow you to visualize a story's world for yourself, and directly controlling a protagonist allows for utmost immersion. The medium of books is ranked second.

Alexander Luthy grew up and resides in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington, which has had its own set of influences ranging from the mystical scenery, to the bountiful things to see and do, and to the phantasmagorical aura it delightfully radiates.