The Cold Way Home

Secrets. The eighth installment of Julia Keller’s series of books featuring protagonist Bell Elkins is a novel titled, The Cold Way Home. Set as always in the small town of Acker’s Gap, West Virginia, where news spreads at the speed of light, fans will delight in the return to this place and to the reprise of the familiar cast of characters. Keller delves into the past and focuses attention on a long-closed local state mental hospital called Wellwood. While Bell is looking for a missing girl on the grounds of Wellwood, she uncovers a dead body. What follows involves what happened at Wellwood in the past and the secrets that remained buried for years. Readers who like character-driven crime fiction are those most likely to enjoy this novel and this series. Rating: Four-star (I like it) Click here to purchase The Cold Way Home from amazon.com.