Alex J. Knudsen
The Orbriallis Institute
The suspenseful and chilling conclusion to the award-winning Lost Grove: Part One.
​​Nestled among the ancient redwoods, on the fringes of the quaint yet haunted Victorian town of Lost Grove, looms the formidable Orbriallis Institute—a beacon of medical innovation shrouded in secrets. Within its hallowed halls, Dr. Neil Owens reigns, a figure both revered and reviled for his relentless pursuit of scientific advancement. Behind closed doors, whispers of his manic obsession with unraveling the mysteries of human genetics and the unexplained echo through the corridors.
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Meanwhile, Sergeant Seth Wolfe grapples with the elusive death of Sarah Elizabeth Grahams. Recent revelations cast a chilling light upon the enigmatic Orbriallis Institute, her last known refuge. Each step forward feels like grasping at smoke, the truth slipping through his fingers like the mist that blankets Lost Grove every night. As Seth's focus narrows on the Orbriallis Institute, he is drawn into a labyrinth of deception, where the doctors' memories are as nebulous as the case itself.
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While Seth delves into the shadows in search of Sarah's killer, local teens embark on their own quest for truth. Amidst the tangled threads of Nettie's brother's disappearance and the haunting figure known as the Green Man, their journey leads them down a twisted path of revelation and danger, leaving them torn between their desire for truth and the fear of what they may uncover. Yet, one conviction remains—they must share their knowledge with the only authority they believe they can rely on: Sergeant Seth Wolfe.
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As Seth navigates the treacherous terrain of deception and betrayal, a haunting question looms—could the illustrious Orbriallis Institute be entangled in Sarah's demise and the abduction of a young boy? Or is someone orchestrating an evil scheme, poised to watch the institute crumble? With danger lurking around every corner, Seth must rely on his wits and the help of his newfound allies as he races to uncover the truth before it's too late.
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Readers who love the eerie, unsettling mystery of Stephen King’s The Outsider and the paranormal quirks of Mary Stone’s Shadow Island FBI Mystery serieswill enjoy this twisty, taut thriller.
Lost Grove: Part One
For fans of Twin Peaks and Stranger Things, Lost Grove is the first in a paranormal mystery duology that explores the twisted legends and mysteries in one small town.
In the eerie, enigmatic town of Lost Grove, where secrets whispered among the rustling pines are as thick as the fog rolling in from the sea, the discovery of Sarah Elizabeth Grahams' lifeless corpse on the windswept beach is but the first note in a haunting symphony of mysteries.
Sergeant Seth Wolfe, the town's tenacious lawman, penetrates the cryptic and labyrinthine secrets veiled beneath the town's murky facade. A connection to Sarah Elizabeth, one he could never have fathomed, begins to take shape, blurring the lines between his own existence and the mysteries that enshroud the town. Suspects multiply like whispers in a haunted forest, but each lead unravels, and the mysteries of the case deepen.
Meanwhile, a group of local teenagers embark on their own harrowing mission, driven by a relentless desire to answer the riddle of their friend's vanished brother and expose the sinister secrets harbored by an affluent institute nestled in the heart of Lost Grove. Bringing their disturbing findings to Seth, he discovers eerie parallels between their quest and his case.
As Seth dives deeper into the abyss of darkness gripping Lost Grove, an unsettling incident threatens to derail his investigation and shatter the illusions of safety the town has harbored for far too long. A chilling web of malevolence begins to tighten its grip, ensnaring them all in a nightmarish dance that will test the limits of their resolve.
Readers who love the eerie, unsettling mystery of Stephen King’s The Outsider and the monstrous legends of Brian McGreevy’s Hemlock Grove will enjoy this twisty, taut thriller.
The Nawie
Spawned by the brutality of untimely deaths, they crave that which was taken from them.
They crave life.
Marcelina Bajorek has spent her life in a blissfully naive bubble, until the night her grandmother shatters it with an unsettling deathbed confession; the mother she had always believed dead, is in fact alive and living in seclusion, purportedly in order to protect her.
The immediate and dire need to discover the truth propels Marcelina and her long-term boyfriend, Jack Hayborough, from their peaceful life in Minneapolis, MN to her birth home in Poland during the tumultuous summer of 1980. The hopeful reunion descends into a labyrinth of family secrets and lies, followed by a torturous sequence of gruesome and haunting events that leave them broken and shattered.
When, at last, they escape back to their home in Minneapolis, what returns with them is something beyond their comprehension, something malevolent and foul, with a base need to mutilate. The life they once knew has changed irreparably. Missing memories and the foreboding parting words from a friendly stranger plague Marcelina. Jack holds on to an unimaginable secret that eats away at his soul. If they can find a way to overcome their own demons, only one will stand in their way.