Jackson Brodie 4-Book Bundle

Jackson Brodie #1-4

by Kate Atkinson

Jackson Brodie is a private investigator in Cambridge. A former soldier and policeman, he makes his money working from investigating infidelity and finding missing cats. But Jackson's tough-guy exterior belies a deeply empathetic heart. He's unable to resist coming to the rescue and increasingly he becomes a magnet for the bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional.  Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, his own life haunted by a family tragedy, the Jackson Brodie series begins as the investigator attempts to unravel three disparate case histories. He soon realizes, however, that in spite of apparent diversity, everything is connected. . .  Now, with this four-volume eBook bundle, you can discover the novels that the New York Times has called “deliciously underhanded . . . and well worth waiting for.” “Atkinson’s detective novels are masterworks of character-driven plots and leisurely observation. But they are primarily triumphs of sardonic, faithless, and dark as the inside of a cow. As a reader, you might come for the mystery, but you’ll return for the prose.” —The Globe and MailThis bundle  CASE HISTORIESONE GOOD TURNWHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

1805 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 26, 2012

About the author

Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and she has been a critically acclaimed international bestselling author ever since.

She is the author of a collection of short stories, Not the End of the World, and of the critically acclaimed novels Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Case Histories, and One Good Turn.

Case Histories introduced her readers to Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, and won the Saltire Book of the Year Award and the Prix Westminster.

When Will There Be Good News? was voted Richard & Judy Book Best Read of the Year. After Case Histories and One Good Turn, it was her third novel to feature the former private detective Jackson Brodie, who makes a welcome return in Started Early, Took My Dog.

Reviews

[Laura Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading a four-book bundle took me several borrows and holds from the elibrary but I managed to finish it. I very much enjoy Kate Atkinson's stream-of-consciousness style of writing. I tend to find myself more aware in my everyday life of the voice in my head as a character separate from "real" ones. Steven King often writes this way too (but I can't read his stuff because I find it too scary...). However, each of her stories need to be read at one go or the number of characters and their intertwined lives will be too confusing (glad I read this as an ebook so I could search back to see who was who, not to mention looking up word definitions and references to totally arcane Britishtrivia). I do love the character of Jackson Brodie, although I made the mistake of watching the TV show and now Brodie is forever Jason Isaacs, which is okay, but not the Brodie in my head when I first starting reading the series.

Would definitely recommend if you like British humour and a good, meaty read.

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been reading this series all summer and each book had me fully engaged. I could not put these books down. The tales seem to illustrate how what may be dead can also remain alive. The theme of Schrodinger's Cat is central to the storyline. I love how Kate Atkinson weaves philosophy into her novels.

[LOL_BOOKS]

I'VE JUST FINISHED KATE ATKINSON'S CASE HISTORIES, AND IT WAS ALRIGHT. IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD, BUT I'M BITTER BECAUSE SOMEONE RECCED IT SAYING IT WAS SIMILAR TO TANA FRENCH'S BOOKS, WHICH IT WASN'T >:(

LOL IS THAT THE SHOW THAT HAS JASON ISAACS AS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE? I HOPE THE BOOK WAS BETTER BECAUSE GODDAMN IS THAT SHOW BORING AS FUCK.

IHNI, BUT HE'S ON THE COVER SO PROBABLY! THE DETECTIVE HE PLAYS WAS HONESTLY THE DULLEST THING ABOUT THE BOOK, BUT THE CASES THEMSELVES WERE GOOD.