
Sixty years later, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.


Genres: General Fiction, Historical FictionĪdelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. Nevertheless I finally dove in and was relieved (as I knew I would be) that I’d finally indulged. I will willingly read a 300ish page book each night for several nights in a row, but picking up a 600 page book seems like a commitment too far. I’m reminded of the meme or joke about someone thinking that a 2.5hr movie on Netflix is too much of a commitment, but they’re more than happy to watch 13 x 1hr episodes of something. I was and Morton is a favourite author of mine. Not because I wasn’t looking forward to it.

I confess to putting Homecoming by Kate Morton aside every time I’ve opened a new book in the last month or two.
