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Nov 26, 2019maipenrai rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
FIRST BOOK IN THE BELL ELKINS SERIES. Not bad for a first novel. I liked the main characters. The writing was a little uneven and read like a movie of the week. Kristi & Abby Tabby
Mar 13, 2018njon38 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Enjoying this series of an urban law grad returning to her home town in West virginia to be the county prosecutor.
Oct 10, 2017
I took this book out and read halfway through and realized that it was due in one day, tried to do a one day read a thon to get it finished since I wasn't able to renew it, and I just couldn't do it, there just isn't the "need" to finish…
Oct 18, 2016
After reading these 7 or so valid comments, I'm surprised I liked it as much as I did. "Yes, but ..." It's only recently that self-defense is a possible plea for killing one's abuser (not well phrased).
Nov 12, 2015DeltaQueen50 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Set in the small, fictional town of Acker’s Gap, nestled among the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, A Killing in the Hills by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Julia Keller is a murder mystery that I fully expected to carry me away…
Mar 13, 2015posie12 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Nice cover. UH HUH. This women's writing is like a squirrel crossing the road. How can a prosecuting attorney who claims to have come home to West Virginia to help the poverty stricken rural folks ,not attempt to get her sister Shirley…
Jan 09, 2015athena14 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Reads like a Lifetime Movie script. When Bell fell into the arms of the handsome contractor she'd just met, all I could think was: romantic sequel!
mrsgail5756
Dec 22, 2013mrsgail5756 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The book was okay – but not one of my favorites.
Aug 30, 2013chgarland rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is not a good book, merely OK at best. The plot moves along at a good clip, but there's a cheat at the end because the big bad ends up being someone we had no way of guessing as there were absolutely no clues. As a matter of fact,…
Aug 16, 2013tocch101 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A incredibly well told story that has interesting characters that frustrate the reader and captivate them at the same time. Well written.
Jul 07, 2013
This is a wonderful first novel for this author. The main character is a strong female with a touching and heartbreaking back story. The exciting and suspenseful plot flows and once you start reading it is difficult to put down. I am…
woogie01
Mar 17, 2013woogie01 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
a wonderful first novel, I hope there are more to come.
Jan 17, 2013
This is a suspense filled debut novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. At the start, Carla Elkins, the rebellious teen daughter of Bell Elkins, lead prosecutor of Raythune County, West Virginia, is waiting for her divorced mother…
grandquilter
Sep 17, 2012grandquilter rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Good book, not too heavy of a mystery. Hope there is a sequel, would like to read more about the 2 main characters.