This is a weekly event that highlights a book we can't wait to be published. It is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
I recently reviewed the first book in Julia Keller's series that features Bell Elkins, prosecuting attorney for Raythune County, West Virginia, A Killing In The Hills. I emailed Julia to tell her that I really enjoyed reading her first book and looked forward to experiencing more books in the series. She responded very kindly and told me of her newest entry that would be published this summer. It's the 5th book about Bell. So, I guess I better get busy and read #2, #3, and #4. I love the sound of this one. My pick for the week:
by Julia Keller
Publication Date: August 23rd
From the small towns of Appalachia they came, the young men who joined the fight for liberty in World War II. Now they are elderly, and some of them―like Harmon Strayer, father of prosecutor Bell Elkins' former law school classmate―suffer from Alzheimer's. When Harmon dies in an Alzheimer's care facility from what appear to be natural causes, Bell confronts a mystery that brims with questions about memory, grief and the lethal cost of burying the past. During a winter of record snow and cold, Bell and the people of Acker's Gap, West Virginia, face isolation and hardship―and the threat from a killer who preys upon the old and the sick and the helpless.
Oh, this seems a bit scary. I hope you'll love it. Thanks for sharing, and happy Wednesday! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW
Yes, it's definitely a crime novel. Which I love. LOL
DeleteI love this series. This one is on my list, too. Do you read Julia Spencer Fleming's series? I want her to hurry up and write another one!
ReplyDeleteI do read Julia Spencer-Fleming's series and I know she's working on the next book. Not sure when the publish date is - later this year maybe?
DeleteSounds like a page turner!
ReplyDeleteHope so!
DeleteThis does sound good! Adding Julia Keller to my (long) list. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked the first book in the series. The setting was quite vivid.
DeleteLove this series! Sounds like the author is lovely as well. Can't wait for more books set in Acker's Gap.
ReplyDeleteShe was very nice in her note. We talked about having 'too many books' and having a hard time getting to ones that you plan to read. I was glad to hear about this one. The subject matter will give me the push to read the books in between.
DeleteI have never heard of this series but it does sound good but 5 behind, eek, that is pressure :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for your thoughts on Into the Darkest Corner - LOVED IT, hope your enjoying it.
Yes, lots of books to catch up on this series by summer. I likely won't make it quite that soon. And I'm rereading INTO THE DARKEST CORNER for my next month's mystery book group meeting. I read it last year - wow, what a book!
DeleteSounds intriguing and a bit intense. I have this series on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteI read the first book in the series recently and liked it a lot.
DeleteI haven't heard of this one before, but it sounds really interesting. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm hoping to!
DeleteOoooh. Sounds good and a little creepy. Keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first book in the series. I'm trying to think how to add this series to our book group schedule somehow - maybe as part of a theme read.
DeleteYou'll have to tell us what you think of the series but I think this one has a lot of potential!
ReplyDeleteI sure liked the first book in the series. Hope to read #2 soon.
DeleteI read the first one about a year or two ago and remember enjoying it but then I lost track. I would definitely read this one but maybe grab the in-between ones before it.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's my plan also.
DeleteAfter reading the blurb, I see that the title is fitting! I enjoy crime (or suspense) novels where the town is cut off because of snow. Makes everything creepier and more desperate.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. And this will come out during my 'read cold books in summer' time period.
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