Morton doesn’t disappoint.” - Washington Post on The Clockmaker's Daughter … Once again, Morton proves why she’s hailed as one of the best.”. “Reading a Kate Morton novel is more than a delight it’s a whole-senses experience. … Combining mystery, romance and a layered family saga.”. “Morton’s layered writing leaves surprises for even the keenest of detectives.” - Kirkus Reviews This is storytelling at its finest." - Booklist (starred review) "Morton keeps the secrets coming, leading up to a powerful, emotional conclusion. "Morton's best yet." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Above all, it is an intricate and spellbinding novel from one of the finest writers working today. It is only when Jess skims through its pages that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this notorious event – a mystery that has never been satisfactorily resolved.Īn 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. A phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother Nora, who raised Jess when her mother could not, has suffered a fall and is seriously ill in the hospital.Īt Nora's house, Jess discovers a true crime book chronicling a long-buried police case: the Turner Family Tragedy of 1959. Having lived and worked in London for two decades, she now finds herself unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story.
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. The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generationsĪdelaide 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.
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