Patricia W. (tricia027) reviewed Case Histories - Kate Atkinson on 1/18/2009 + 59 more book reviews

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This was the first work by Kate Atkinson I have read. The store weaves three distinct cold case murders solved by a British retired policeman named Jackson Brodie. Each of the dysfunctional families involved in the cases would be plenty for a single story line as Atkinson excells in creating memorable characters and defining moments in her prose. Bringing them together with an unusual perspective told by an outsider creates an incredible gutwrenching read. One of the takeaways you might have upon finishing the book is thinking about lingering questions - when bad things happen to people, is it justified? is it deserved? should the person who "does the bad thing" go unpunished?

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