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In a Nutshell
Rachel Hawkins is a New York Times bestselling author acclaimed for her genre-blending storytelling from gritty Southern Gothic thrillers to charming romantic comedies. She launched her career with the Hex Hall YA trilogy and has since become a standout in adult fiction with titles like The Wife Upstairs and Reckless Girls. Her latest novel, The Heiress, delivers a twisted mystery set in North Carolina filled with family secrets and devilishly unreliable narrators.[/vc_column_text][us_separator size="small" show_line="1"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="3/4"][us_separator size="small" show_line="1"][vc_column_text]
Why read her latest book The Heiress
It’s set in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The novel’s familiar setting is a treat for our Western North Carolina lovers.
Because you love unreliable narrators and unexpected twists. The story weaves between perspectives and artifacts through letters, articles, and memories and keep syou second-guessing until the very end.
Critics call it a knockout thriller. Publishers Weekly reports "Hawkins does an excellent job keeping readers off-balance throughout. Nonstop twists and surprises make this a true thrill ride…a delicious tale of murder, greed, and the ties that bind."[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/4"][us_image image="16978" align="center" size="medium" link="%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Ffoundation.cmlibrary.org%2Fnewsletter-archive%2F%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Newsletter%20Archive%22%7D"][us_separator size="small"][us_btn label="Read the book review" link="%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publishersweekly.com%2F9781250280039%22%7D" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][us_separator size="small" show_line="1"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Why You’ll Want to Meet Her at Verse and Vino
She’s a great storyteller. Rachel’s ability to shift between genres and voices makes her a captivating speaker. Not to mention… she’s funny.
She’s got Southern roots. She hails from Dothan, Alabama, and The Heiress is set near Asheville and has Biltmore vibes.
She leads a double life. Under her nom de plume Erin Sterling, she’s written paranormal rom-coms like The Ex Hex, a Book of the Month pick as well as a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.[/vc_column_text][us_btn label="Enjoy her conversation with Megan Miranda here" link="%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfM-o256ulig%22%7D" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][us_separator size="small" show_line="1"][vc_column_text css="%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-left%22%3A%22100px%22%2C%22margin-right%22%3A%22100px%22%7D%7D"]
Fun Fact About Rachel
Rachel Hawkins has been writing since Kindergarten when her first book, a tense thriller involving a unicorn, a witch, and a princess, was called, “very imaginative!” by her teacher and “a searing work of genius” by her mother.
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Extra, extra
Her back list is loooooooong, and we’ve got it at the Library.
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