A Killing in the Hills (Bell Elkins Novels) - Softcover

Keller, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250130263 ISBN 13: 9781250130266

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2017

Synopsis

What's happening in Acker's Gap, West Virginia? Three elderly men are gunned down over their coffee at a local diner, and seemingly half the town is there to witness the act. Still, it happened so fast, and no one seems to have gotten a good look at the shooter. Was it random? Was it connected to the spate of drug violence plaguing poor areas of the country just like Acker's Gap? Or were Dean Streeter, Shorty McClurg, and Lee Rader targeted somehow?

One of the witnesses to the brutal incident was Carla Elkins, teenaged daughter of Bell Elkins, the prosecuting attorney for Raythune County, WV. Carla was shocked and horrified by what she saw, but after a few days, she begins to recover enough to believe that she might be uniquely placed to help her mother do her job.

After all, what better way to repair their fragile, damaged relationship? But could Carla also end up doing more harm than good--in fact, putting her own life in danger?

In A Killing in the Hills, a powerful, intricate debut from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Keller, a mother and a daughter try to do right by a town and each other before it's too late.

About this title

Review:

'A rare talent and a must read' (Karin Slaughter)

'A gripping, beautifully crafted murder-mystery' (Scott Turow)

'A remarkably written and remarkably tense debut. I loved it' (Dennis Lehane)

'A terrific debut - atmospheric, suspenseful, assured. I hope there's more to come in the story of Bell Elkins and Acker's Gap' (Laura Lippman)

'Be careful opening this book because once you do you won't be able to close it. A killer novel' (Tom Franklin)

Book Description:

The novel - the first in Pulitzer-prize winning Julia Keller's series featuring prosecuting attorney Bell Elkins - intelligent, involving, intense crime fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1250130263
• ISBN 13: 9781250130266
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 390