Homecoming -- Kate Morton

<p><strong>The highly anticipated new novel from the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>The Clockmaker's Daughter, </em>a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>An epic story that spans generations, <em>Homecoming </em>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