SLCL Presents Bestselling Suspense Author Rachel Hawkins

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling suspense author Rachel Hawkins for a discussion and signing of her new thriller, “The Heiress.” 

The event will take place on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123.

The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins presents a twisted new gothic suspense about an infamous heiress and the complicated inheritance she left behind.

There's nothing as good as the rich gone bad.

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

But in the aftermath of her death, her adopted son, Camden, wants little to do with the house or the money—and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Ten years later, his uncle’s death pulls Cam and Jules back into the family fold at Ashby House. Its views are just as stunning as ever, its rooms just as elegant, but the legacy of Ruby is inescapable.

And as Ashby House tightens its grip, questions about the infamous heiress come to light. Was there any truth to the persistent rumors following her disappearance as a girl? What really happened to those four husbands, who all died under mysterious circumstances? And why did she adopt Cam in the first place? Soon, Cam realizes that an inheritance can entail far more than what’s written in a will––and that the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.

Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Wife Upstairs,” “Reckless Girls,” and “The Villa,” as well as multiple books for young readers. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. 

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.