I was hooked from the beginning of Rachel Hawkins' The Heiress. So many secrets, twists and turns! Brilliant!

This is both a well written, well thought out thriller but also a book that raises a lot of great questions for discussion in the classroom. My students will enjoy it and it gets them to think. Glad to have this book to recommend

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eGalley of this book.

This was an addictive read with a southern gothic feel to it. I really liked it and the cover of the book is gorgeous. I would love to see this made into a mini series or movie. I’ve read, The Wife Upstairs, and The Villa, which are good books too, but enjoyed this one more.

Family dynamics are huge in this story, as well as, a complicated legacy along with a vast fortune of tainted money. Rachel Hawkins books are centered around strong and fascinating female characters that make for a compelling read. You won’t be disappointed by this book. One of my favorite twisted family suspense reads in a while.

Any time an old house features heavily in a book, I automatically want to read it, and Ashby House - the house in The Heiress - did not disappoint. It's a huge, gothic/Victorian style home made of stone set deep in the misty forest on top of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. And better yet, it is full of secrets and lived in by awful people who are also full of secrets. Add in the decades-old mystery of a three year old girl's disappearance and then reappearance, her scandalous life story slowly unfolding via letters (usually not something I enjoy, but it was done correctly here and I always wanted more when one letter ended), and main characters who are not necessarily being truthful with each other...I was hooked right away. I did not want to put this one down, but also didn't want it to end. The twists and turns kept coming, and a few I may have guessed at but others I did not. Either way, I absolutely loved it, and it is going on my Favorites shelf. It's set to be released in January, and if you enjoy twisty reads, you definitely need to add it to your TBR list.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was an excellent thriller, her best to date. You think you are reading one story and soon it becomes something else entirely up to the very end. Underneath it all is a philisophical tale of what makes one good or bad and can we escape what we are born into and what we come into later. Read this book!

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins is such a good read. It has a full cast of characters; some likable and others not so much. It is full of mystery, murder and plot twists that keep you guessing the whole way through. Finally, it takes place in a beautiful historical mansion in the mountains of North Carolina. I cannot recommend this new book enough! You will love it!
Thank you for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Ruby McTavish went missing from the idyllic estate called the Ashby House. After being missing for three months she was found at the Darnell’s. You would guess Ruby would go on to live a quiet unremarkable life. Ruby is not that kind of person. After burying four husbands (that should be its own separate story) and gaining a fortune from her family. Ruby finds herself alone and with a heavy-to-carry revelation. That is when she decides to adopt Camden. After growing up at Ashby House Camden wanted anything but that life. After 10 years of avoidance, Camden returns home. The events that follow will shake up the Ashby House and the McTavish’s.

I originally thought this book would be like a telling of the Lindbergh baby if the baby had returned home. It was So much better! Ruby eventually known as Mrs. Kill More lived a wild life. There were consequences to living as she did and her family’s immense wealth and secrets. Camden chose to not live that life but returned after continual pressure from his wife Jules. Camden and Jules could not have guessed what the future had in store for them.

The beautiful cover and well-known name of Rachel Hawkins drew me right in to The Heiress.

I loved the gothic vibe and twisted plot. Everyone was hiding multiple secrets (and/or multiple murders!) And the family drama was top notch. A quick and fun read.

This was a fun and quick read since I couldn't put it down. I love a psychological suspense/thriller based around rich people who behave badly. Ruby McTavish is the eldest daughter and heiress of the McTavish fortune, which includes the Ashby House, the family manor located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She has lived an eventful and public life. In the news for being kidnapped at the age of 3, only to be found months later. Married four times, outliving all four husbands. Ruby tells us her story through a series of letters. Ruby's adopted son Camden who managed to get away from all the drama, wants nothing to do with Ashby House or the money he inherited. His wife Jules, however, dreams of living in Ashby House someday. When Camden goes back to take care of some unfinished business, we slowly find out about the McTavish family and all the secrets, lies, and deceptions that have gone on over the years. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press this ARC.

This was a very twisty mystery involving a wealthy family and the secrets that unravel throughout the years. I loved how each of the family members' stories were all interconnected. I also enjoyed how the story switched between letters and between the points of view of different characters. I definitely didn't guess the ending and the book had me guessing the whole time.

Another Rachel Hawkins edge of your seat thriller. Can definitely see a long list of holds at the library for this. A must purchase.

I loved this book! I will definitely recommend it. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this novel as an ARC reader!

This book kept me turning pages all day... I could not put it down! I really appreciated that the chapters themselves are not long (they are definitely shorter which allowed a quick read).

There were a lot of twists and turns that just made it all that much more addictive in my opinion!
Very well written and extremely a pleasing tale.

Will be adding the author to my watch list for sure!

With Rachel Hawkins, the book is more about the people than the mystery, and this one takes that same path. The story is well told and the mystery builds up nicely with the POVs chosen and the clippings and letters that are used. As is common with this type of book, the characters aren’t always very likable, but everything is done perfectly for the reader to be curious about where things are going to go.

Note: arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for honest review

There’s nothing that brings out the worst in people than death and money.

When Ruby dies she leaves everything to her son (even though they are estranged) 10 years later the son Cam and his wife Julie go back to the estate and all the drama ensues.

There are several twists and turns (I do think some of those are pretty predictable if you read a lot of the same genre) but still really enjoyed the read and would recommend it to others

The twists and turns, the layers of the story this book will draw you in and have you spinning down the path trying to figure it all out. The pie and how large of a slice do you want or do you deserve? This book explores this question with a family who has it all but who each one wants more. The story centers on a rich and prestigious NC family and is told from 3 POVs: the matriarch, Ruby (through letters), Ruby’s son Cam, and his wife Jules. Cam McTavish and his wife Jules return to his estranged family’s mansion after ten years. He is heir to the whole family fortune. Family feuds erupt and tensions arise. They all want some of the family fortune. The book weaves past and present timeframes together to create a twisty and captivating story about greed, power, and wealth within a family over multiple generations. Hawkins has a unique way of making me empathize with, and even like, characters who aren’t actually very nice people. Meticulously plotted with brilliant characterizations, this story never stops shocking readers even in the final pages when you think you've finally learned the whole ugly truth only to realize this author isn't quite finished astounding you yet.

My thanks to St. Martin's Press, Rachel Hawkins and Netgalley.

Rachel Hawkins always has one POV that is more interesting than the other, and this book is no different. Far more mystery than thriller, the stakes weren’t high enough for me to truly care about any of the characters or their outcomes. Very forgettable.

What a story! I really liked the writing style of this book, and found the dual POVs along with the letters and newspaper clippings, really set the scene and told a great story. This book sucked me in from the first chapter. I really liked this book! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a digital arc of this title.

Glass Onion meets the Lindberg Baby in Rachel Hawkins's The Heiress. With a fortune at stake, Camden, the adopted son of an heiress, returns to his family home in North Carolina after gentle pressure from his wife, Jules. At the center of the story is Camden's mother, Ruby, who was kidnapped as a child. When Cam and Jules arrive, tensions are high and only get higher as more and more secrets are revealed.

Tightly crafted and clever, Hawkins' newest is a super fun read that kept me reading long after I swore I would go to bed.

This was a good page- turning thriller! Mystery surrounds Ruby and the entire McTavish family. It was a very easy read and was hard to put down. It was very easy to follow the perspectives and each point of view was intriguing. Ashby House definitely had a spooky and secretive atmosphere. I really enjoyed reading from Ruby’s perspective through her letters. As I was reading, I couldn’t guess what would happen next! I wish I got to learn more about Ben and Libby’s characters. I think it would have been too hard to follow with their perspectives but would love to know just a little more about their connection to the McTavish name! What do Cam, Ruby, Jules, Ben, and Libby have in store for them - and what do they have in common? I would recommend this book!