Hell in the Heartland

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This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!

Perfect for fans of Ill be Gone in the Dark and Zodiac
On December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.

While rumours of drug debts, revenge killings, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.

In 2016, crime writer Jax Miller travelled to Oklahoma to discover what really happened. What she unearthed was shocking. These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.

Finally, in April 2018, the first arrests were made could justice finally be in sight for the girls and their families

There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alikeJax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books Robert Graysmith,author of Zodiac

Every generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with Hell in the Heartland what Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood A.A. Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness

Mesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettable William Boyle, author of A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself

A captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder case Publishers Weekly

Beautiful and devastating Crime Reads

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There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alikeJax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books Robert Graysmith,author of Zodiac

Every generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with Hell in the Heartland what Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood A.A. Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness

Mesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettable William Boyle, author of A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself

A captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder case Publishers Weekly

Beautiful and devastating Crime Reads

Praise for Jax Miller:

'A terrific read from a powerful new voice ' Karin Slaughter

Original, compelling and seriously recommended. Lee Child

Seldom has a literary creation bounced off the page with as much raw vitality one of the standout debuts of the year Guardian

Theres a reckless power to Millers untamed prose And sometimes shes just plain amazing New York Times

Crackles with intensity, keeping the reader gripped Express

Chilling A compelling read, but dont expect to get a good nights sleep afterwards Sunday Times (Ireland)

A propulsive, full-throttle tale of revenge and redemption Irish Times

Its fast, its furious and it takes no prisoners Sunday Independent (Ireland)

A relentless and fiercely compelling debut. Freedoms Child will hold you captive until the very last page Richard Montanari

Freedoms Child isnt just a great debut, its a great book with one of the most angry, complex and compelling heroines this side of a certain girl with a certain tattoo Simon Toyne

I loved it. Such an original new voice Kate Medina

Brilliant Julia Crouch

Author Bio

Jax Miller was born in New York in 1985. She started writing Freedoms Child while travelling around America on the back of a motorcycle and finished it in the peace and quiet of the Irish countryside. Within 24 hours of writing The End she had been signed up by a literary agent, and a few days later she had a publishing deal. Freedom's Child is Jaxs debut novel and will be published in over a dozen languages. She lives in Ireland with her husband.