"I picked up Prince of Lost Places and couldn’t put it down. What a great read."

--Melinda Haynes, author of Mother of Pearl and Chalktown

"Hepinstall parcels out the story in tantalizing bits and pieces [She] has a dreamy, poetic voice Her writing is so vibrant Prince of Lost Places also has a gasp-worthy surprise The revelation is the sort that forces one to go back and re-read, discovering new meanings throughout.., evokes a very different novel, John Irving’s sprawling The World According to Garp."

--The Washington Post Book World

Now, in a tale ripe with haunting atmosphere and seductive tension, Kathy Hepinstall’s extraordinary talent is reaffirmed...After a tragedy at her son’s school results in the death of a child, Martha Warden-a young Ohio mother isn’t taking any chances. Late one night, she kidnaps Duncan from under her husband’s nose and takes him to live-hidden, isolated, and safe-in a cave on the Rio Grande. But Martha knows her husband will never give up looking for them. And day by day, she moves ever closer to a startling love. a terrible choice, and the revelation of a devastating secret...