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Case Histories

by: Kate Atkinson (author)

Cambridge is sweltering, during an unusually hot summer. To Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, the world consists of one accounting sheet -
Lost on the left, Found on the right -
and the two never seem to balance.

Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, his own life haunted by a family tragedy, Jackson attempts to unravel three disparate case histories and begins to realise that in spite of apparent diversity, everything is connected...

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Format: paperback

Publish date: 2005

Publisher: Black Swan

Pages no: 428

Edition language: English

Category:

European Literature, British Literature, Adult Fiction, Adult, Mystery, Detective, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Fiction

Series: Jackson Brodie (#1)

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Abandoned by Booklikes rated it

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http://oblue.booklikes.com Abandoned by Booklikes 3.0 History of Those Who Have Left Us

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I went back and forth on this one. I think in the end that one of the story-lines that we get introduced to ends up making no sense and was just used to introduce a character who would become important later. Two of the case histories I thought were done very well. That said, I ended up not liking a...

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Angel's Book Reviews 2.0 rated it

10 years ago

http://angpent.booklikes.com Angel's Book Reviews 2.0 4.0 Case Histories

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49. CASE HISTORIES, BY KATE ATKINSON (Book 1 of Jackson Brodie)Recommended by Laura, on Goodreads. I’m quite a fan of classical mystery and detective stories, but I try not to read too many of them at once so I won’t find them too repetitive. Synopsis: A middle-aged former policemen current private ...

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moving under skies rated it

10 years ago

http://aliceunderskies.booklikes.com moving under skies 4.0 Case Histories

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What I learned: Apparently, I now read any book that's been blurbed by Stephen King. And I hardly ever like his books. Huh. My review: I recommend this book to people all of the time at the bookstore where I work and it's usually responded to positively. It's an intriguing mystery that doesn't feel ...

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What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment rated it

11 years ago

http://astrogirl.booklikes.com What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment 3.0 Case Histories

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A blend of literary fiction and crime genre tropes, overall I think I'll continue with the series. This is quieter than most crime fiction I tend to like, but Kate Atkinson executed it well.

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Michael's Book Babble rated it

11 years ago

http://michaelcrane.booklikes.com Michael's Book Babble 4.5 One of the best "detective stories" I've read in a while...

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Kate Atkinson has a way of getting into all of her characters' heads in Case Histories. You're given different POVs throughout, which keeps the story from ever feeling stale or bland. It gives it a unique and personal touch. Even though this is a detective story, it's by no means a typical detecti...

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