Series: Jackson Brodie
by Author Kate Atkinson
One Good Turn (2007)
One Good Turn is Atkinson's second novel to feature a character named Jackson Brodie, though I didn't realize it was part of a series until I had finished the book. That didn't seem to impact the story. The book is sort of a mystery, but it doesn't completely belong to the genre. There is a detec...
Case Histories (2005)
This should actually get two stars only but me and Kate Atkinson go way back. I read her 'Behind the Scenes in the Museum' when I was a newbie to the grown-up literature and I loved it. I am quite afraid to go and revisit it now because after reading 'Case Histories' I am not sure if Atkinson can...
Started Early, Took My Dog (2010)
Great title. Not so great book. I just couldn't get into it mainly because the jumping around is so very annoying. I don't have time to read a book straight through, and doing that might have helped, but I don't know that it serves any purpose to have a scene from 1975 with no explanation, and...
When Will There Be Good News? (2008)
The three Jackson Brodie novels are all similar enough that it's hard for me to rank them, but they all have their own unique charms as well. Like the others, this one wraps up just a little too neatly, but not before a few genuine "aw shit" twists. Atkinson somehow makes certain characters lik...