Last Ragged Breath, Julia Keller
Last Ragged Breath, Julia Keller
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Last Ragged Breath

Author: Julia Keller

Narrator: Shannon McManus

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2015


Synopsis

From the night-black depths of a coalmine to the sun-struck peaks of the Appalachian Mountains, from a riveting murder mystery to a poignant meditation on the meaning of love and family, the latest novel in the critically acclaimed series strikes out for new territory: the sorrow and outrage that spring from a real-life chapter in West Virginia history.Royce Dillard doesn't remember much about the day his parents—and one hundred and twenty-three other souls—died in the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. He was only two years old when he was ripped from his mother's arms. But now Dillard, who lives off the grid with only a passel of dogs for company, is fighting for his life one more time: he's on trial for murder.Prosecutor Bell Elkins faces her toughest challenge yet in this haunting story of vengeance, greed, and the fierce struggle for social justice. Richly imagined, vividly written, and deeply felt, Last Ragged Breath is set in West Virginia, but it really takes place in a land we all know: the country called home.

About Julia Keller

Julia Keller spent twelve years as a reporter and editor for the Chicago Tribune, where she won a Pulitzer Prize. A recipient of a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, she was born in West Virginia and lives in Chicago and Ohio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on January 11, 2018

I seem to have a knack of picking up books that are part way through a series. This is apparently book 4 in this series. It didn’t matter a bit. I was quickly drawn into this story where a man is murdered. Ed Hackel was the marketing manager for the planned Mountain Magic Resort. Since the body is f......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on November 16, 2018

I read through several Bell Elkins books from my library...West Virginia setting and people - Not for me.......more

Goodreads review by Beth on February 06, 2017

Another excellent book in this beautifully written series set in the geographically breathtaking and economically bleak coal mine country in West Virginia. Bell Elkins, a prosecuting attorney, goes after the truth in this fascinating tale based on the historic tragedy that took 123 lives in the Buff......more