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HOMECOMING

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Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in 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 nearly two decades, she now finds herself unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. A phone call 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 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 continents and 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.

– New York Times Bestseller –
– Sunday Times Bestseller –
– #1 Bestseller Canada –
– El País Bestseller –
– Indie Next List, April 2023 –
– LibraryReads Pick, April 2023 –
– BuzzFeed 20 Most Anticipated Thrillers –
– Reader’s Digest Most Anticipated Books of the Year –

CRITICAL PRAISE

‘Morton delivers an eerie epic involving a wealthy family’s mysterious deaths in Adelaide Hills, South Australia . . . Jess’s gripping inquiry into what happened brings 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.’ — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

‘Morton’s skill at the parallel-narrative style is on full display here as she alternates between the perspectives of various townsfolk in 1959, Jess in 2018, and excerpts from As If They Were Asleep. Readers will think they know the connection between the two story lines, but Morton keeps the secrets coming, leading up to a powerful, emotional conclusion. This is storytelling at its finest.’ — Booklist (starred review)

Captivating . . . One of the delights for readers of a mystery is picking up little crumbs of evidence along the way. As Homecoming gallops toward its close, you may think you know what’s coming, and the foreknowledge is both ghastly and thrilling.’ — Bookpage

‘Kate Morton’s epic seventy novel is not only a taut murder mystery but a tender love story to her homeland . . . Sublime.’ — AWW Great Read

‘A definite contender for novel of the year, Homecoming lives up to its promise, providing a masterclass on storytelling.’ — Better Reading

Please read this book. Beg, purloin or borrow a copy from the library and then just give in to it. Allow yourself to be swept into a narrative which is intricately well-crafted (yet reads effortlessly) and unfurls so gradually and so gorgeously that there were times when I wanted to applaud . . . It is an absolute – there is no other word for it – cracker. A pleasingly hefty tome . . . It has all the sweep of epic and a satisfyingly emotional heft. Her best yet.’ — Natasha Poliszczuk, Book(ish)

‘Morton’s layered writing . . . leaves surprises for even the keenest of detectives.’ — Kirkus

‘Homecoming is a beautiful saga . . .’ — BuzzFeed, 2o Most Anticipated Thrillers List

‘Homecoming, the seventh novel from New York Times bestselling author Kate Morton, examines family ties, secrets, the complexity of motherhood and how the truth always finds a way out.’ — Reader’s Digest, Most Anticipated Books of the Year

‘. . . Morton unspools an incredibly complicated and embellished plot full of red herrings and diversions that confound and mislead — a mystery lover’s delight.’ —Winnipeg Free Press

‘Prepare yourself for a thriller that will chill you to the bone.’ — Woman’s Own, UK

‘Kate Morton is the author who made me fall in love with dual-timescale storylines.’ — Prima, UK