tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post2766871214471620944..comments2024-03-28T21:16:19.040-05:00Comments on kay's reading life: A Killing In The Hills by Julia KellerKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-25499761832079770042016-01-24T20:42:59.633-06:002016-01-24T20:42:59.633-06:00I think your group would enjoy this one. It's...I think your group would enjoy this one. It's a good start to the series. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-89470635496921258742016-01-24T17:04:22.833-06:002016-01-24T17:04:22.833-06:00Great review, Kay! I would like to read this serie...Great review, Kay! I would like to read this series and I think I have to mention this one to my book group. I think it would be a good one for my group. Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-73674625517893717532016-01-24T05:23:37.010-06:002016-01-24T05:23:37.010-06:00I hope you get to read it. It was a good one.I hope you get to read it. It was a good one.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-82233013883680720762016-01-24T00:55:17.801-06:002016-01-24T00:55:17.801-06:00Oh, I'm adding this to my list right now!Oh, I'm adding this to my list right now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-10961238464035159152016-01-22T20:53:33.086-06:002016-01-22T20:53:33.086-06:00Then you'd probably like this one, Diana. :-)...Then you'd probably like this one, Diana. :-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-11353191753182862902016-01-22T20:53:14.989-06:002016-01-22T20:53:14.989-06:00This book definitely has that. I liked it a lot a...This book definitely has that. I liked it a lot and yes, the crime was pretty bad.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-58638783139529464012016-01-22T17:39:04.393-06:002016-01-22T17:39:04.393-06:00It sounds good to me! I've only visited West V...It sounds good to me! I've only visited West Virginia in books, and I'd love to go back. :-)Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-79473993006689731072016-01-22T16:36:32.349-06:002016-01-22T16:36:32.349-06:00What a horrible crime! I haven't heard of this...What a horrible crime! I haven't heard of this series or author, but your review has me thinking it will be one I would like to try. I like books with a strong sense of place.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-82353865987516448752016-01-22T12:34:01.961-06:002016-01-22T12:34:01.961-06:00Susan - I think I had forgotten that your reviews ...Susan - I think I had forgotten that your reviews of this series were the 'push' I needed to begin. So, thank you, thank you!! I love this book and look forward to moving on with Bell. And to hear it gets better - lovely!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-77219054716660215702016-01-22T09:23:43.003-06:002016-01-22T09:23:43.003-06:00I'm so glad you gave this series a try -- and ...I'm so glad you gave this series a try -- and liked it! It definitely gets better as it goes, but I think the things that stand out in the first book are the things that continue to stand out: the setting, Bell in all her complexity, and the way Keller makes West Virginia come alive. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-28788452520234193962016-01-21T21:11:15.678-06:002016-01-21T21:11:15.678-06:00I liked the setting very much. Look forward to re...I liked the setting very much. Look forward to reading more about this area.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-67603159878591488282016-01-21T21:10:52.208-06:002016-01-21T21:10:52.208-06:00Yes, that would be a good comparison, but like you...Yes, that would be a good comparison, but like you say - grittier. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-50218968790479318482016-01-21T21:10:23.421-06:002016-01-21T21:10:23.421-06:00I did enjoy it a lot, Vicki. Hope you try it.I did enjoy it a lot, Vicki. Hope you try it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-85845029105584171512016-01-21T16:37:11.492-06:002016-01-21T16:37:11.492-06:00I echo the others; this definitely sounds like a g...I echo the others; this definitely sounds like a good one. I'm glad to hear the setting was well described as well as they do play a big part in a good story. :-)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-20021001428522470262016-01-21T14:36:31.280-06:002016-01-21T14:36:31.280-06:00This sounds really good! From your description it...This sounds really good! From your description it reminds me a bit of Margaret Maron's Deborah Knott series though this sounds a bit grittier. I'll have to look for this author!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-30919394935240393512016-01-21T13:00:52.835-06:002016-01-21T13:00:52.835-06:00This sounds really good. I've added it to my l...This sounds really good. I've added it to my library "to read" list.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-35955558165684328802016-01-21T12:58:59.089-06:002016-01-21T12:58:59.089-06:00I can't imagine that happening to me, Becky! ...I can't imagine that happening to me, Becky! LOL LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-68910196451256114572016-01-21T12:58:33.738-06:002016-01-21T12:58:33.738-06:00This first book was certainly one I enjoyed. Hope...This first book was certainly one I enjoyed. Hope to read the second one before too long.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-87460687274266902512016-01-21T12:58:09.344-06:002016-01-21T12:58:09.344-06:00I suspect I will, Pat. I loved the setting.I suspect I will, Pat. I loved the setting.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-39841853117825580962016-01-21T11:05:39.746-06:002016-01-21T11:05:39.746-06:00I really need to read this one. I've had it fo...I really need to read this one. I've had it for a while but every time I start to pull it out of the stack something else comes along demanding more attention!Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-67126066514826681612016-01-21T08:33:38.627-06:002016-01-21T08:33:38.627-06:00This sounds like a fantastic series!This sounds like a fantastic series!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-20550692946920823592016-01-21T04:27:17.563-06:002016-01-21T04:27:17.563-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed the first novel in this s...I'm glad you enjoyed the first novel in this series. I hope you enjoy the others just as much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263900929320390381noreply@blogger.com