The Homecoming
English
By (author): Alan Russell
Seven years ago, young Stella Pierce vanished from the face of the earth. Now her grieving, broken familyalong with Detective Orson Cheever, who never stopped working her caseis stunned by her mysterious return.
The now-teenage girl claims to have spent her missing years in the company of Travelersextraterrestrial nomadsvoyaging through space.
Despite her family's effort to keep Stella's incredible tale secret, the story becomes a national sensation. Most people want to discount her story, saying it's the result of trauma; only Detective Cheever seems to want the same thing Stella does: the truth.
The enigmatic Stella finds herself in the eye of the storm while vying forcessome visible and some notswirl around her. Is it her tale that is incredible, or is it Stella? As new questions surrounding the girl gain terrifying urgency, Cheever learns that there is nothingand no onehe can trust.
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