Case Histories (Jackson Brodie Series #1)
Kate Atkinson,Paperback - Reprint,Series: Jackson Brodie Series 1, English-language edition,Pub by Little, Brown & Company
Kate Atkinson,Paperback - Reprint,Series: Jackson Brodie Series 1, English-language edition,Pub by Little, Brown & Company
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780316010702
Publish date: 17-10-2005
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Detective,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction
So I didn't like the Masterpiece series based on this character of Jackson Brodie, but I felt I should give the author a try. I'm glad I did. I like the inversion, the floating thoughts of the characters, the fact that Atkinson doesn't think readers are stupid. Enjoyable.
This book was much sadder than I expected; some of the characters were achingly sad. I liked the way the author tied things together between the cases through the detective and proximity. I also thought the writing was quite lovely. Kate Atkinson will be going on my list of authors to read more of...
I have had Case Histories sitting on my shelves since late 2009, and kept meaning to pick it up. I finally did, and well, what was I waiting for?drey’s thoughts:Case Histories is a collection of stories that meet up along the way to solving the mysterious disappearance of three-year-old Olivia Land ...
It's hard for me to say much about this novel. It's a mystery lite, the writing was fine, and it was an interesting enoughway to spend a day. However, there were too many coiincidences and the parts fit together too neatly for me not to scoff a little at the end.
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