The minute she sees the child being tormented, retired
detective Tracy Waterhouse steps in. In an instant, she changes from a
law-abiding, law-enforcing lonely soul to something far less predictable, on
the run from the very cops she used to serve with.
The minute he sees the dog being tormented, private detective
Jackson Brodie steps in. In an instant, he changes from a cold, lonely soul to
someone who would nearly kill to protect his new pet.
Tracy knew the woman
tormenting the child: it was a hooker very familiar to the Leeds
police. She’s less certain about whether the hooker was the child’s mother. She
knows something’s not quite right when she picks up a tail and finds a dead
body. Jackson Brodie, meanwhile, reluctantly pursues his latest case: a woman,
adopted as a child, who wants to learn all she can about her birth family.
Kate Atkinson’s trademark is her ability to tell separate
stories that end up being two parts of a third story. I really like her books,
though none have wowed me to quite the same degree as Case Histories, her first Jackson Brodie mystery. This latest is
most enjoyable, however, with memorable characters, poignancy, and her usual
fabulous plotting.
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