PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS

(Sourcebooks Fire: August 4, 2020)

…Dunbar invokes small-town intrigue and plentiful atmosphere with this haunting, romantic tale.
- Publishers Weekly

…It has the feel of a gothic story and the hook of a haunted house…Painfully evocative in the best way.
- Tor.Com

…the story may resonate with readers who have experienced loss. A quietly compelling story.
- Kirkus Reviews

…a charming small town boasts spiritualism and secret societies…St Hilaire, a port in the storm for visitors, is also a prison for some of its year-round inhabitants, including the ghosts who roam the streets. Small-town staples…blend with the supernatural to create a unique backdrop for this paranormal mystery… three teenagers find unexpected answers in a town where not only the dead are haunted.
- Forward Reviews

…try to resist reading the whole thing in one sitting.
- Bookpage, Most Anticipated YA Books of the Summer

Prelude for Lost Souls reads like a combination of The Raven Boys and A Thousand Perfect Notes, with a subtle and sweet love triangle and LGBT+ representation.
- Hypable, 10 Most Anticipated 2020 Summer YA Fantasy Books

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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.

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