She is trying to escape her life, but evil lurks in her new home...

Bell Elkins, prosecuting attorney and small-town heroine from Pulitzer-Prize winning author Julia Keller, returns as a young girl in exclusive digital short The Devil's Stepdaughter.** Perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Linwood Barclay.

Orphaned at eleven years old, Bell Elkins is immediately put into the foster-care system in Raythune County and shipped to Herb and Lois McCluskey's dusty trailer in a forgotten corner of town.

Bell gets on fine with the members of her foster family. With one exception. Crystal is different. And she soon sets her sights on ruining what is left of young Bell's life.

When the body of an old woman is found near the place she now calls home, Bell suspects Crystal knows more than she is letting on. But what she doesn't know is how far Crystal will go to keep Bell out of her family...

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