A View from the Lake

By: Greg F. Gifune

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

With an introduction by T.M. Wright—author of A Manhattan Ghost Story and Seeds.

Hell freezes over....

The modest lakeside resort in the small town of Blissful Point, Massachusetts, once offered an alternative to the crowded beaches of Cape Cod. Tourists rented cabins, swam, relaxed, and enjoyed the miles of surrounding forest in a peaceful and safe environment. Katherine lived there for years with her husband, James, a poet, and their cat, Barney. They ran the small resort during the hectic spring and summer months, then hunkered down and endured the often brutal and desolate winters in relative isolation. Their lives were uncomplicated, happy, and quiet–or so Katherine thought–until one summer morning when the dead body of a young boy is found floating in the lake. From the moment the child accidentally drowns, Katherine watches as her husband slowly begins to lose his grip on reality, spiraling down helplessly into insanity. And then he’s gone, vanished from their home without a trace. The authorities drag the lake and search parties comb the woods, but to no avail. James is gone.

Months later, as a blizzard descends over Blissful Point, Katherine, alone at the resort, faces her final winter on the lake. But things are no longer what they seem. Perhaps they never were. Are there others out there, in the woods, in the snow, in the lake, waiting and watching and luring her toward the same madness that claimed James? Is there a lingering and primordial evil haunting the lake, bringing with it the truth behind its existence, the answer to the mystery surrounding her husband’s disappearance, and the life she thought she knew, or is her own grip on reality beginning to loosen?

©2006 Greg F. Gifune (P)2022 David N. Wilson

A View From the Lake

Greg F. Gifune has done it again! This story is very haunting, giving me chills in certain scenes while listening to it. Absolutely beautiful writing. Each character was very well-done. And what a brilliant performance from Kitty Hendrix! She really brought each character to life. I was pretty busy while listening to this story, so I went back and replayed it, to catch the things I missed. I'm glad I did! Highly recommended.

A cold weird trip

This is my third Gifune novel and it won’t be my last. I do believe it is my favorite so far, readable and a bit of a mystery. Good stuff.

Needed more

This story just didn’t feel completed to me. Characters either had no background or were all background with nothing in the present. I just couldn’t get into it

Gifune!!

I have been following Gifune for years. He is one f the best in the business when it comes to dark fiction. Dude is good. Real good!

It was ok

I actually quite enjoyed the story all the way through except I didn't care for the end section. Im not sure why. It felt to me like a bit of a misuse of a really excellent set up. But hey that's just my opinion. Still wasn't bad just wish it had gone a different way maybe. Narration was well done and and worked nicely for the story. Over all worth the listen.