a Triumphant New Novel From Award-winner Kate Atkinson: A Breathtaking Story Of Families Divided, Love Lost And Found, And The Mysteries Of Fate.
case One: Olivia Land, Youngest And Most Beloved Of The Land Girls, Goes Missing In The Night And Is Never Seen Again. Thirty Years Later, Two Of Her Surviving Sisters Unearth A Shocking Clue To Olivia's Disappearance Among The Clutter Of Their Childhood Home. . .
case Two: Theo Delights In His Daughter Laura's Wit, Effortless Beauty, And Selfless Love. But Her First Day As An Associate In His Law Firm Is Also The Day When Theo's World Turns Upside Down. . .
case Three: Michelle Looks Around One Day And Finds Herself Trapped In A Hell Of Her Own Making. A Very Needy Baby And A Very Demanding Husband Make Her Every Waking Moment A Reminder That Somewhere, Somehow, She'd Made A Grave Mistake And Would Spend The Rest Of Her Life Paying For It--until A Fit Of Rage Creates A Grisly, Bloody Escape.
as Private Detective Jackson Brodie Investigates All Three Cases, Startling Connections And Discoveries Emerge. Inextricably Caught Up In His Clients Grief, Joy, And Desire, Jackson Finds Their Unshakable Need For Resolution Very Much Like His Own.
kate Atkinson's Celebrated Talent Makes For A Novel That Positively Sparkles With Surprise, Comedy, Tragedy, And Constant, Page-turning Delight.
the New York Times - Janet Maslin
… The Lifelike Characters In case Histories Are What Make It Such A Compelling Hybrid: Part Complex Family Drama, Part Mystery. It Winds Up Having More Depth And Vividness Than Ordinary Thrillers And More Thrills Than Ordinary Fiction, With A Constant Awareness Of Perils Swirling Beneath Its Surface.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Mystery
- Private Investigators
- Mystery
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Author : Atkinson, Kate
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2005-10-17
Number Of Pages : 310
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0316010707
ISBN-13 : 9780316010702
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.5 in x 8.2 in
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