30 books that you can totally judge by their covers

The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Morton

The Clockmaker’s Daughter is one of those releases that isn’t getting enough attention, despite the fact that its cover is basically everything you could ask for with this story. An old-fashioned clock makes up the front of it, signifying the importance of time in the story, as well as the fact that Morton’s tale begins in the late 19th century.

Morton’s novel opens with a group of artists in 1862, spending their summer at the secluded Birchwood Manor in England. But as summer comes to an end, one woman from the group has been killed and another has disappeared.

Fast-forward 150 years, and archivist Elodie Winslow uncovers a satchel containing a sepia photograph of a woman donning Victorian attire and a drawing of Birchwood Manor. For some reason, the manor resonates with her — as though she’s been there before.

As this generational story unfolds, the readers discover what happened at Birchwood Manor back in the 1800s, leading to a thrilling tale that will keep readers flipping through the pages.