Prelude for Lost Souls

Written by Helene Dunbar

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne, Nick Mills and Brittany Pressley

For readers of Nova Ren Suma, Maggie Steifvater, and Maureen Johnson comes a spellbinding tale about choosing your own path, the families we create for ourselves, and facing the ghosts of your past.

In the town of St. Hilaire, most make their living by talking to the dead. In the summer, the town gates open to tourists seeking answers while all activity is controlled by The Guild, a sinister ruling body that sees everything.

Dec Hampton has lived there his entire life, but ever since his parents died, he's been done with it. He knows he has to leave before anyone has a chance to stop him.

His best friend Russ won't be surprised when Dec leaves—but he will be heartbroken. Russ is a good medium, maybe even a great one. He's made sacrifices for his gift and will do whatever he can to gain entry to The Guild, even embracing dark forces and contacting the most elusive ghost in town.

But when the train of Annie Krylova, the piano prodigy whose music has been Dec's main source of solace, breaks down outside of town, it sets off an unexpected chain of events. And in St. Hilaire, there are no such things as coincidences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705005552

Helene Dunbar

Helene Dunbar is the author of These Gentle Wounds and What Remains. Over the years, she's worked as a drama critic, journalist, and marketing manager, and has written on topics as diverse as Irish music, court cases, theater, and Native American Indian tribes. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter, and exists on a steady diet of readers' tears.

Reviews for Prelude for Lost Souls

[sennebec · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Every character in this book is some sort of prisoner, but there are no cells or walls. Annie may be an interloper, but her prison is as integral to the town of St. Hilaire as are the rest-Dec, Russ, Ian and Tristan. As you read the book, you may be confused at first by the differing plot elements, but by the end, most everything has fallen into place and you'll feel satisfied. It looks like a sequel will come and that should be equally interesting.