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Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortuneteller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn’t cast such a dark shadow.</span><br/><br/><span>It’s where José Nochelobo, the love of Vida’s life and a cherished local hero, died in a tragic accident. That’s the official story, but Vida has reasons to doubt it. The truth can’t be contained for long. Nor can the hungry men of power in Kettleton who want something too: that Vida, like José, disappear forever. One by one they come for her, prepared to do anything to see their plans through to their evil end. Vida is no less prepared for </span><span class="a-text-italic">them</span><span>.</span><br/><br/><span>Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored.</span><br> <span style="float:right" id="preview"></span> <br><br>Genre: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a><br> </div> <br> <div class="sectionhead">Visitors also looked at these books</div><br><div class="similarbook"><a href="/k/stephen-king/shawshank-redemption.htm"><img alt="cover of The Shawshank Redemption" src="/img/_.png" data-US="512+yFA+8dL._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="512+yFA+8dL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="512+yFA+8dL._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="512+yFA+8dL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/k/stephen-king/shawshank-redemption.htm">The Shawshank Redemption</a><br><a href="/k/stephen-king/">Stephen King</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/c/michael-connelly/waiting.htm"><img alt="cover of The Waiting" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51z0IA6RLVL._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="51hWQnlUUBL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="51z0IA6RLVL._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="41X1i4iUSPL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/c/michael-connelly/waiting.htm">The Waiting</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/c/michael-connelly/harry-bosch/">Harry Bosch</a>, book 6</span>)<br><a href="/c/michael-connelly/">Michael Connelly</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/c/john-connolly/instruments-of-darkness.htm"><img alt="cover of The Instruments of Darkness" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41MIpzXNUGL._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="41gYei+o37L._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="41MIpzXNUGL._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="41gYei+o37L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/c/john-connolly/instruments-of-darkness.htm">The Instruments of Darkness</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/c/john-connolly/charlie-parker/">Charlie Parker</a>, book 21</span>)<br><a href="/c/john-connolly/">John Connolly</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/g/elly-griffiths/frozen-people.htm"><img alt="cover of The Frozen People" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41Y8eHQpy1L._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="516UXv3WnXL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="41Y8eHQpy1L._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="516UXv3WnXL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/g/elly-griffiths/frozen-people.htm">The Frozen People</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/g/elly-griffiths/ali-dawson-mystery/">Ali Dawson Mystery</a>, book 1</span>)<br><a href="/g/elly-griffiths/">Elly Griffiths</a></div><div class="spacer"></div><br> <div id="usedsection" class="sectionhead">Used availability for Dean R Koontz's The Forest of Lost Souls</div> <iframe id="abeframe" style="visibility:hidden;" width="710" height="0" src="about:blank" data-src="/frames/abe.001.htm"></iframe> <br> <div id="genre-list"></div>  <div id='ad-banner-bottom' class="ad-banner-bottom"></div>   <br> <div class="search"> <form action="/search/"><span class="searchtxt">Search for  </span><select class="searchselect" name="searchfor" onchange="this.form.keywords.focus();"><option selected="selected" value="author">Author</option><option value="book">Book</option><option value="series">Series</option></select>  <input class="searchinput" type="text" name="keywords" maxlength="60" required>  <input type="submit" value="Find"></form> </div> <a href="/about.htm">About Fantastic Fiction</a>       <a href="/information-for-authors.htm">Information for Authors</a> <br> <div class="footer"> <a href="/privacy.htm">Privacy Policy</a>       <a href="/cookie-policy.htm">Cookie Policy</a>       <a href="/terms.htm">Terms</a>       <a href="/affiliate-disclosure.htm">Affiliate disclosure</a>       <a href="/preferences.htm">Preferences</a> <br> Questions? 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