A Killing in the Hills - (Bell Elkins) by Julia Keller (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Set in the beautiful but crime-ridden town of Acker's Gap, West Virginia, nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Visitors see only its stunning natural beauty, but for those living there it's a different story. The mountain roads harbour secret places, perfect for making the prescription drugs that tempt its desperately poor. Bell Elkins left a broken teenager, savaged by a past she couldn't forget. But, as prosecuting attorney for Raythune County, Bell is back and determined to help clean up the only home she has ever known. As winter sets in and her daughter is witness to a shocking triple murder, Bell finds her family in danger. Can she uncover the truth before her world is destroyed again?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>In <i>A Killing in the Hills</i>, 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.</b> <p/>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? <p/>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. <p/>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? <p/><b>*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of <i>A Killing in the Hills </i>includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JULIA KELLER spent twelve years as a reporter and editor for the <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, where she won a Pulitzer Prize. A recipient of a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, she was born in West Virginia and lives in Chicago and Ohio. Julia is the author of the Bell Elkins Novels, beginning with <i>The Devil's Stepdaughter</i>.
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