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. "A deliciously compelling mystery." - Liane Moriarty on The Lake House
"Morton's moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect page-turner for a chilly night." - People on The Lake House "Classic English country-house Goth at its finest." - New York Post on The Clockmaker's Daughter This is Kate Morton at her very best." - Kristin Hannah " The Clockmaker's Daughter is an ambitious, complex, compelling historical mystery with a fabulous cast of characters. Morton doesn't disappoint." - Washington Post on The Clockmaker's Daughter "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)
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