FORESTS OF THE NIGHT. Copyright © 2005 by James W. Hall. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hall, James W. (James Wilson), 1947-
      Forests of the night: a novel / James W. Hall.—1st ed.
            p. cm.
      ISBN: 978-0-312-27180-0
      1. Policewomen—Fiction. 2. Mountain life—Fiction. 3. Runaway teenagers—Fiction. 4. Mothers and daughters—Fiction. 5. Fugitives from justice—Fiction. 6. Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)—Fiction. I. Title.

      PS3558.A369F67 2005
      813′.54—dc22

2004056650