Upper Peninsula author Lauren Schwark publishes second book

When Lauren Schwark awoke with a start from a nightmare, he knew two things--his heart was racing and he had the inner workings for a book he wanted to write.

That's how Schwark, a native of the Upper Peninsula, started the "Soul Reaver" trilogy of books that include the already published The Drifter and the recently published Ghost Town. The final book in the series, The Final Case, is on the horizon.

"At first this was a stand-alone novel, which it still is, but a character from my first book made an appearance," says Schwark when discussing Ghost Town. "I never wanted a sequel to my first novel. I had planned The Drifter only as a companion piece, or vice versa."

But, like so much writing, it took a life of its own. Schwark not only ended up with The Drifter being tied into Ghost Town, but both of them tying into the third novel of the series. However, each of the books also tells a complete story, start to finish, that can be read in any order without confusing the reader.

Ghost Town, the most recent release, is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle form and will be released soon at Barnes & Noble and local bookstores. In the first week of sales, the Kindle version was downloaded over 3,000 times with a rising slope of sales in Europe--an unexpected, but not unwelcome, surprise.

Schwark says anyone who is a fan of suspense and thrillers would likely enjoy his book and stories, all of which have had covers designed by Schwark's wife and her design company, image2graphics.

"I have a niche in the 'splatter punk' category, but relate more of my stories to suspense horror," says Schwark. "I wish I could say everyone could read my stories, but I do write to an adult crowd and reader discretion is always advised."

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Lauren Schwark, Author