Homecoming
A Historical Mystery
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4.2 • 540 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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 generations
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.
Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for two decades, she now finds herself unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. 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.
At Nora's house, Jess discovers a true crime book chronicling a long-buried police case: the Turner Family Tragedy of 1959. 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.
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. Above all, it is an intricate and spellbinding novel from one of the finest writers working today.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A journalist discovers a cold case that hits frighteningly close to home in this historical mystery from the masterful Kate Morton. Reporter Jess has been living abroad for years when she learns that her beloved grandmother Nora is in the hospital following a terrible fall. After rushing home to Australia, Jess is staying in Nora’s house when she stumbles upon a book about a 60-year-old murder case that was never solved—one that tugs at her instincts as an investigator. Unfolding through multiple timelines and points of view, Morton’s story makes us feel like a part of the small town of Tambilla, with its dark, complicated history and long-held secrets. Homecoming is rich with plot twists and captivating themes of family and the true meaning of home. It’ll tease your brain and capture your heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Morton (The Clockmaker's Daughter) delivers an eerie epic involving a wealthy family's mysterious deaths in Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It's Christmas Eve 1959, and patriarch Thomas Turner is abroad on business, leaving behind his wife, Isabel, and their four children. One day, neighbor Percy Summers happens upon the family while riding his horse. At first, it appears they're resting on blankets after a swim, but upon closer inspection, he realizes they're dead and that baby Thea is missing from her basket. A painstaking investigation begins, and Percy is grilled by a detective who was brought in from out of town. Morton then cuts to 2018 as journalist Jess Turner leaves her London home to travel back to Adelaide after her grandmother, Nora, injures herself in a bad fall. At Nora's house, she finds an old book about the unresolved Turner deaths, which Jess never knew about, and discovers the family's connection to her own. Jess's gripping inquiry into what happened brings up staggering revelations. Along the way, there are beautiful descriptions of the region's landscape and canny insights into the neighborhood's tight-knit community. This is Morton's best yet.
Customer Reviews
4.5 stars
I enjoyed this book! 4.5 stars. If I wasn’t able to figure out one of the big reveals by page 200, it would have gotten 5 stars. And just because I had noticed one of the big reveals, doesn’t mean that there weren’t other twists that I did NOT see coming.
I absolutely loved the way Kate Morton was able to bring the characters to life and she wrote in such vivid detail, I was able to conjure up the scenery to the point that I feel as if I was there as the story had unfolded.
I definitely plan on checking out more books by this author.
Homecoming
Inspiring story with unexpected twists. Beautifully written.
Amazing
In the beginning I was confused but then I realized I was reading a story in a story that come together and then reading a book in a book. It’s so good!