The first Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky andTranscription.
Book blurb
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...
My thoughts
This is the first one of the Jackson Brodie books by the author. He is a PI who looks into cold cases of which he has three to contend with in this book.
Kate Atkinson writes beautifully and ensures that the mysteries surrounding each case are well plotted.
Jackson is not a prominent character at the beginning but we learn about him as we go along. I found this an interesting treatment of the lead character and that his investigation took more of a backseat to that of understanding how those around the missing characters coped. Being the first of a series this is something that I enjoyed although in future books I would like to read more of what Jackson does.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone who likes to read crime fiction from a more unusual perspective. It's also one to consider if you're looking to start a new series.
Book: Purchased | read in November 2023
A Virtual Crime Book Club
The Virtual Crime Book Club read this month was Case Histories by Kate Atkinson.
⚠️Do be aware there will be spoilers so if you are reading the book perhaps take a look afterwards.⚠️
You can watch the video below and for what we are reading next HERE.
If you would like to see the other meetings please go to A Virtual Crime Book club on YouTube we're you can find all of the recordings.
⚠️Do be aware there will be spoilers so if you are reading the book perhaps take a look afterwards.⚠️
We will be choosing our next book shortly so if you'd like to join go to Rebecca's website for more information.
The next meeting is Monday 8th January 2024 at 8.00 p.m. BST. (The book club is every 4 weeks. Adjustments made in December/January due to the holiday season). We will be discussing Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto.
Information
Published: Black Swan (Penguin Books) |18/06/2019|ISBN: 9780552772433|432 pages
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Kate Atkinson
Author: Kate Atkinson is one of the world's foremost novelists. She won the Costa Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prizewinning novels set around World War II are Life After Life, A God in Ruins (both winners of the Costa Novel Award), and Transcription. She was appointed MBE for services to literature in 2011. Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie returns in her new novel Big Sky.
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