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When Will There Be Good News?

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On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever...

On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly hears a shocking sound...

At the end of a long day, 16-year-old Reggie is looking forward to watching a little TV. Then a terrifying noise shatters her peaceful evening. Luckily, Reggie makes it a point to be prepared for an emergency...

These three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson, the critically acclaimed author who Harlan Coben calls an absolute must-read.

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"Good as it is, this latest Brodie book nearly bursts at the seams. It shows off an imagination so active that When Will There Be Good News? can barely contain it." New York Times

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"Thank God, in these hard times, for a cheerful, ghoulish, gory book like this" Washington Post

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"[A] psychologically astute thriller...in which understated, deadpan intelligence illuminates characters' inner lives within a convoluted plot." Kirkus Reviews

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Three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson, the critically acclaimed author whom Harlan Coben calls "an absolute must-read."
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About the Author

Kate Atkinson is the author of six novels, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, which won the Whitbread Award for Book of the Year; Human Croquet; Emotionally Weird; Case Histories; One Good Turn; and When Will There Be Good News?; and a collection of short fiction, Not the End of the World. She lives in Edinburgh.
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bookerdano, September 23, 2011 (view all comments by bookerdano)
Interesting characters and terrific plotting make this novel a satisfying read. As the darkest of events unfold, readers are plunged into an exploration of what love and family really is and other heart-stopping dilemmas like murder. Not just another crime novel.
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W S Krauss, July 21, 2011 (view all comments by W S Krauss)
I enjoyed this novel the best out of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie trilogy. Literary crime novel, good summer read! Enjoy!
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Larry Robinson, March 23, 2010 (view all comments by Larry Robinson)
I've read all of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brody novels and, though the first was great, this is the best of them. There are multiple story lines, each of them intriguing, and Atkinson does an amazing job of weaving them together for a very satisfying ending. Jackson Brody is back but he is a secondary player through much of this book. The true hero of this story is 16 year old Reggie (Regina) Chase. Reggie is nanny to Dr. Joanna Hunter. When Dr. Hunter goes missing Reggie does everything she can to get the police involved. When they show little interest, Reggie implores Jackson Brody to help her. The title of this book couldn't be more apt. Everyone in the story had to be asking themselves the same question, again and again.
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ISBN:
9780316012836
Author:
Atkinson, Kate
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
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Mystery-A to Z
Copyright:
2010
Publication Date:
20100131
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TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
388
Dimensions:
8.38x5.40x1.25 in. .80 lbs.
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"Review" by , "Good as it is, this latest Brodie book nearly bursts at the seams. It shows off an imagination so active that When Will There Be Good News? can barely contain it."
"Review" by , "Thank God, in these hard times, for a cheerful, ghoulish, gory book like this"
"Review" by , "[A] psychologically astute thriller...in which understated, deadpan intelligence illuminates characters' inner lives within a convoluted plot."
"Synopsis" by , Three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson, the critically acclaimed author whom Harlan Coben calls "an absolute must-read."
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