by Kate Atkinson
Another wonderfully entertaining Jackson Brodie mystery. Although Jackson is involved in much of the book, the retired police superintendent Tracy Waterhouse could be the main protagonist. Status of women, culture of Britain, and of the police in the 70's looms large, and Tracy copes so admirably....
This was a wild ride. I kept thinking, is this Jackson Brodie or is it Dirk Gently? Just when I thought I had things figured out, they got much more complex. It had me reading avidly until the last.
Dear god, does this book ever end??? And does it ever get to the point???
Saw Atkinson read from this book and take questions at Porter Square Books in March
Atkinson has now firmly ensconced her writing in the Mystery or Crime genre, but thats ok. Her writing is fresh and energetic, and unlike some of her contemporaries in those genres, does not rely on simple declarative sentences tumbling one after the other. A good read.
For me this, the latest chapter in Kate Atkinson's of Jackson Brodie books combines the best of the previous three novels, the darkness of 'Case Histories', the humour of 'One Good turn' and the complex plotting of 'When will there be Good News'As usual Atkinson deftly weaves the inter twining skei...
I love the addition of the dog....Not her best but I love her characters, her complicated but ultimately fulfilling plots and just for creating Jackson she deserves a four.
Another solid entry in the Jackson Brodie series - humor, mystery, quirky characters, intertwining plot threads. I was pleased that we got to learn a bit more about Jackson in this book, who has returned to his Yorkshire roots. In the previous novel, the author started with an "event" involving all ...
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