Fast Falls the Night

In "Fast Falls the Night," prosecutor Bell Elkins confronts a devastating crisis in her small Appalachian town of Acker's Gap, where a series of heroin overdoses linked to a dangerous tainted batch shatters the community’s sense of normalcy. As the death toll rises, Bell and her colleagues race against time to track down the source of the drug while grappling with the ethical dilemmas surrounding their efforts to save lives. Set against a backdrop of personal upheaval, Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller's novel unfolds over a single, intense 24-hour period, reflecting on the impact of addiction in today's world.