Northwest Passages: Matthew Sullivan

A lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. Welcome to Soap Lake! A sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios, Midnight in Soap Lake is a modern-day Twin Peaks—a rich, expansive universe that readers will enter and never forget.

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Wed., April 30, 2025

Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Author Matthew Sullivan, takes questions as he interacts with the crowd.
Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, on left, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Author Matthew Sullivan talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion Tuesday in downtown Spokane. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Photos By Colin Mulvany Spokane Daily Chronicle
Author Sharma Shields, talks with author Matthew Sullivan about his new novel.
Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, on left, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.
Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Author Matthew Sullivan, in conversation will be Sharma Shields, talks about his new novel “Midnight in Soap Lake,” during a Northwest Passages event held in the Chronicle Pavilion, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The book is about a lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. It is a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review