Return to Bone Tree Hill — Kristin Butcher

Did Jessica murder one of her playmates, a troubled boy named Charlie when she was twelve years old? A recurring dream forces her to ask that question and she needs to clear her conscience. Jessica returns to Victoria, British Columbia, her hometown and the site of the possible crime. There she catches up with her former best friend, Jilly, who confirms that Charlie went missing the week Jessicas family relocated to Australia. In Return to Bone Tree Hill, Kristin Butcher chronicles a mystery that has the reader piecing together the evidence alongside Jessica and Jilly. From conversations under the Bone Tree and the feverish nightmare that continues to offer nebulous clues, to midnight sleuthing and a few life or death confrontations, even the most reluctant readers will be caught up by the minute-to-minute action of these accidental detectives.