All lakes have ghosts. This lake wants you next.
A cursed lake, inherited sins, and a tightening web of secrets converge as one boy is forced to confront what lies beneath the water—and what the town has tried to forget.
Kade Caulder’s life has always revolved around Lake Lenore, especially since the day his best friend Lexi nearly drowned. People drowning or disappearing at the lake has been happening for years, but when Kade’s girlfriend, Sam, vanishes, rumors spread fast, and Kade becomes the easiest person to blame. Desperate to find Sam and prove his innocence, he starts digging into the lake’s history and uncovers a disturbing link between his family, the town, and something ancient lurking beneath the water.
His search leads him to a dangerous deal with the family’s lawyer, Lee Wixer: a chance to leave his hometown behind, escape the kidnapping allegations, and start over somewhere new, if Kade agrees to cut ties with his family completely.
Kade may be the only one who can break the cycle of deaths, if he’s willing to face what’s waiting beneath the surface without the town’s secrets drowning him too.
For readers drawn to the slow-building dread and emotional stakes of stories like Stranger Things, Drown the Town delivers an eerie, character-driven descent into a cursed place where the past never stays buried. A.L. Yaeger blends supernatural suspense with the unease of growing up under the weight of secrets, creating a chilling, immersive tale where friendship, guilt, and loyalty collide with something ancient and hungry.
