Julia Keller was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. The chief book critic for the Chicago Tribune, she has taught both creative and non-fiction writing at Princeton, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2005.
'A rare talent and a must read' -- Karin Slaughter 'A gripping, beautifully crafted murder-mystery' -- Scott Turow 'A remarkably written and remarkably tense debut. I loved it' -- Dennis Lehane 'A terrific debut - atmospheric, suspenseful, assured. I hope there's more to come in the story of Bell Elkins and Acker's Gap' -- Laura Lippman 'Be careful opening this book because once you do you won't be able to close it. A killer novel' -- Tom Franklin