Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments


finished 04.10.10

Case Histories begins with 3 chapters on 3 unsolved crimes that happened long ago. In the 4th chapter we’re introduced to Jackson Brodie, a private investigator, who gets involved with these cold cases. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters in this book, those who were involved in the crimes and Jackson himself. I thought the book was written really well.. but somewhere around 2/3 – 3/4 of the way through the book I realized that pretty much no progress was made on solving the crimes. We’d just been hanging out getting to know the people involved. I was enjoying it, but I got fearful about how it might all end up. The mysteries were all neatly solved in the end, which was kind of unsatisfying.. So, I thought it was a good read, but I have mixed feelings on the end. I liked the characters, though, so I got the follow up book One Good Turn to see what else she can do with them.

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