By the staff at Covered Treasures
“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”—Toni Morrison
Dive into these novels by local and international women authors. Some are debut novels that make us look forward to more to come.
Killer Chardonnay (A Colorado Wine Mystery #1)
By Kate Lansing (Berkley Books) $10
Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colo. But she gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic unexpectedly shows up on opening day. A negative review could be fatal for her business, and not only does he seem to hate her chardonnay, he also collapses and dies shortly after drinking it. Soon her winery is at the center of a social media firestorm. With #killerchardonnay trending online, Parker’s business is in danger of closing, and she has no choice but to investigate the murder herself.
The Housemaid
By Freida McFadden (Grand Central Publishing) $13
Every day the housemaid cleans the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. She collects their daughter from school and cooks a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in her tiny room in the attic. The housemaid can imagine what it’s like to live their life and tries on one of the white dresses in the wife’s closet. The wife finds out, but by the time the housemaid realizes that the attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. The Winchesters don’t know who the housemaid really is, or what she is capable of.
A Novel Love Story
By Ashley Poston (Berkley Books) $19
Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. She feels safe and at home in a book. Which might be why she’s so set on going to her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures. But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel. Somehow she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story.
Tallgrass
By Sandra Dallas (St. Martin’s Griffin) $18
During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes (and suspicions) turn to the newcomers. Rennie Stroud has just turned 13 and, until this time, life has pretty much been what her father told her it should be: predictable and fair. But now Rennie will discover secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things. Part thriller, part historical novel, Tallgrass is a riveting exploration of the darkest—and best—parts of the human heart.
The Other Einstein
By Marie Benedict (Sourcebooks Landmark) $17
Marie Benedict’s The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein’s enormous shadow. This novel resurrects Einstein’s wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated. Was she simply Einstein’s sounding board, an assistant performing complex mathematical equations? Or did she contribute something more? Marie Benedict illuminates one pioneering woman in STEM, returning her to the forefront of history’s most famous scientists.
Homecoming
By Kate Morton (Mariner Books) $20
Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of a grand country house, a local man makes a terrible discovery. Police are called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most baffling murder investigations in the history of South Australia. An epic story that spans generations, Homecoming asks what we would do for those we love, how we protect the lies we tell, and what it means to come home.
Until next month, happy reading.
The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.
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