Released from prison after three years, Bell Elkins heads home to Ackers Gap, WV, where her career as a county prosecutor is over, yet she still hopes to make changes in a county that's infested by the opioid epidemic. And she's the only hopeful one. The Toppings live in fear of their addict son, Tyler. When their home is attacked by Tyler's dealer and a family member is slain in the driveway, the community reacts in shock and horror. Desperate for help, the new county prosecutor hires Bell and former cop Jake Oakes, now a parapalegic, to find the killer. Award-winning author Keller (
A Killing in the Hills) focuses on what we do for the people we love. However, the atmosphere of desperation overrides that theme in this issue-oriented, gripping novel.
VERDICT This haunting, thought-provoking story proves Keller is one of a kind. Readers of Julia Spencer-Fleming's mysteries of communities torn apart by crime may also want to try.
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