Vera Kelly: Lost and Found by Rosalie Knecht

VERA KELLY: LOST AND FOUND by Rosalie Knecht (Relief Map) is the third in the series (after Who is Vera Kelly? and Vera Kelly is not a Mystery) about a young lesbian in the mid-twentieth century. This book opens when Vera and her girlfriend Max travel to Bel-Air in Southern California where Max’s affluent father is getting a divorce, plans to re-marry, and is changing his investments. Estranged from her family once she announced her sexual orientation, Max is again met with hostility and misunderstanding, ultimately being committed to family-owned institution. A former CIA agent who now works as a private detective, Vera manages to become a patient and strives to reunite with Max. Set in 1971 shortly after the Stonewall Riots, there is a sense of suspense and foreboding throughout this novel. VERA KELLY: LOST AND FOUND received starred reviews from Booklist (“gritty yet romantic”) and Publishers Weekly (“filled with well-drawn, quirky characters”). And I love these covers!