The Forest of Missing Girls

A Novel

Nichelle Giraldes

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Poisoned Pen Press
11 December 2025

Thriller & suspense; Horror & ghost stories

The forest is hungry, and her family's secrets are tangled in the trees…

Lia Gregg always hoped to outgrow her fear of the woods surrounding her childhood home. The dark, menacing trees have long been the site of whispered legends and disappearances of girls like her. But after a breakup sends her back to live with her family, the woods feel more sinister than ever.

When a teenage girl disappears from their backyard, Lia's childhood fear becomes terrifyingly real. The missing girls are no longer just faces on the news. Now, the danger is closer than she imagined, and her younger sister could be next.

As Lia digs into the disappearances, she begins to suspect her mother knows more about the forest—and the horrors within—than she's letting on. To save her sister and uncover the truth, Lia must confront the secrets lurking in the trees and the darkness they conceal…before it's too late.

""Hauntingly powerful."" —Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author, for No Child of Mine

""Haunting and eerie…will chill your spine. I highly recommend it."" —Amy Lukavics, author of Daughters Unto Devils, for No Child of Mine

By: Nichelle Giraldes
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781464247255
ISBN 10: 1464247250
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 11 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

A lifelong book lover, Nichelle Giraldes writes female-centered horror. She earned her BA from Colorado College where she studied in religion and mathematics. She currently lives in Colorado, where she teaches math to middle and high school students.