RAVES FOR
A KILLING IN THE HILLS

“A Killing In The Hills is a gripping,
beautifully-crafted murder mystery
that shows that small-town West Virginia
is no longer Mayberry. Great reading.”
—SCOTT TUROW

“Julia Keller is that rare talent who
combines gripping suspense, a fabulous
sense of place and nuanced characters you
can’t wait to come back to. A must read.”
—KARIN SLAUGHTER

“A Killing in the Hills is a remarkably written
and remarkably tense debut. I loved it.”
—DENNIS LEHANE

“Julia Keller’s A Killing in the Hills is
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

“Outstanding...Keller does a superb job showing
both the natural beauty of Appalachia
and the hopeless anger of the people trapped
there in poverty...Unforgettable.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
(starred review, Pick of the Week)^*

“A twisty plot—and a soulful depiction of
a beautiful, besieged ‘afterthought of a town’—
propels this debut mystery about a prosecutor
fighting drug traffickers in Appalachia.”
—PEOPLE