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Bell Elkins Series

Book Series Binge: Introduction from A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller

By Crime HQ

May 26, 2020

Stories to the Rescue Why I Wrote A Killing in the Hills A few years ago I was sitting at my desk in the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune, armed with the two essentials of my craft, in order of importance: a cup of coffee and a computer. I was checking out the competition, clicking…

Book Review: The Cold Way Home by Julia Keller

By Eleanor Kuhns

August 19, 2019

In The Cold Way Home by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller, readers return to West Virginia and sleuth Bell Elkins who investigates Wellwood, a state-run psychiatric hospital for the poor that burned to the ground decades ago. Bell Elkins, Nick Fogelsong and Jake Oakes take on a case of a missing teenager. A tip from…

5 New Books to Read this Week: August 21, 2018

By Crime HQ

August 22, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Sandie Jones’s highly anticipated debut psychological thriller combines with a new Karin Slaughter standalone novel to highlight a remarkable week of books! See what…

Review: Bone on Bone by Julia Keller

By Amber Keller

August 20, 2018

Bone on Bone by Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller is the eighth book in the beloved Bell Elkins series, which sends readers headlong into the thick of a mystery as young as today’s headlines—but as old as the mountains that hold these lives in a tight grip. In this emotionally packed mystery, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller…

Bone on Bone: New Excerpt

By Julia Keller

Bone on Bone by Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller is the eighth book in the beloved Bell Elkins series, which sends readers headlong into the thick of a mystery as young as today’s headlines—but as old as the mountains that hold these lives in a tight grip. How far would you go for someone you love?…

Review: Fast Falls the Night by Julia Keller

By Ardi Alspach

August 29, 2017

Based on a real-life event, Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller’s latest Bell Elkins novel Fast Falls the Night takes place in a single 24-hour period, unfurling against the backdrop of a shattering personal revelation that will change Bell’s life forever. Julia Keller has written a perfectly heartbreaking tale of a small town in West Virginia rocked…

5 New Books to Read this Week: August 22, 2017

By Crime HQ

August 23, 2017

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! What a powerhouse pub day! New Allison Brennan, Andrew Gross, and Sue Grafton novels highlight an incredible week of books! See what else…

5 New Books to Read this Week: August 23, 2016

By Crime HQ

August 24, 2016

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! Check back every Wednesday and see what we're reading for the week!

Review: Sorrow Road by Julia Keller

By Katherine Tomlinson

August 23, 2016

Sorrow Road by Julia Keller is the 5th book in the Bell Elkins series (Available today!). James Iacobelli designed the cover for Julia Keller’s latest Bell Elkins mystery, and it’s striking. Black and white and shades of gray, with a shocking touch of red; it is a cover that draws the eye, which is what a…

Sorrow Road (Bell Elkins Series #5) by Julia Keller

Sorrow Road: New Excerpt

By Julia Keller

August 18, 2016

Sorrow Road by Julia Keller is the 5th book in the Bell Elkins series (Available August 23, 2016). Bell Elkins, prosecuting attorney in Acker’s Gap, West Virginia, is asked by an old acquaintance to look into the death of her beloved father in an Alzheimer’s care facility. Did he die of natural causes—or was something…

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