Midnight in Soap Lake

Abigail moves to Soap Lake, Washington, because her husband has a research post there. She had pictured forests, craft beer and friendly neighbours, with the world's largest lava lamp as a local oddity. Then he leaves for a research trip to Poland, and she is alone in a town that lives with its own urban legends.

One day a young boy runs out of the desert and into her arms. His mother, Esme, is dead, and the circumstances of her death are unexplained. Abigail's life becomes tied to the boy's, and she starts looking for answers.

She gathers a few eccentric friends to help. Together they dig into Esme's sad history, the violent past of the town, and the secret held in the lake her husband came to study. The lake has properties nobody can quite explain.

The mystery spans a decade and features odd characters and puzzle-hunt style setups. It reads as a layered, expansive puzzle with a touch of the uncanny. The closer Abigail gets to the truth, the more her own safety is at risk.