Bitter River (Bell Elkins, Book 2)

Bitter River (Bell Elkins, Book 2) by Julia Keller. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780755392902.

Phone calls before dawn are never good news. And when you?re the countys prosecuting attorney, calls from the sheriff are rarely good news, either. So when Bell Elkins picks up the phone, she already knows she wont like what shes about to hear, but shes still not prepared for this: sixteen-year-old Lucinda Trimbles body has been found at the bottom of Bitter River. And Lucinda didnt drown - she was dead before her body ever hit the water. With a case like that, Bell knows the coming weeks are going to be tough. But thats not all Bell is coping with these days. Her daughter is now living with Bells ex-husband, hours away. Sheriff Nick Fogelsong, one of Bells closest friends, is behaving oddly. Furthermore, a face from her past has resurfaced for reasons Bell cant quite figure. Searching for the truth, both behind Lucindas murder and behind her own complicated relationships, will lead Bell down a path that might put her very life at risk. In Bitter River, Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Keller once again weaves a compelling, haunting mystery set against the stark beauty and extreme poverty of a small West Virginia mountain town.