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  • When Will There Be Good News

  • (Jackson Brodie)
  • By: Kate Atkinson
  • Narrated by: Steven Crossley
  • Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (71 ratings)

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When Will There Be Good News

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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Publisher's Summary

In rural Devon, six-year-old Joanna Mason witnesses an appalling crime.Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison.

In Edinburgh, sixteen-year-old Reggie works as a nanny for a G.P. But Dr Hunter has gone missing and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried.

Across town, Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is an old friend, Jackson Brodie, himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.

©2008 Kate Atkinson (P)2014 AudioGo Ltd. Published by Random House Audiobooks

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Characterization spoiled it for me

By the author of ‘Started Early, Took My Dog’ (a great book) - this story had a convoluted plot with deaths (too many), murder, arson and even a train crash. Quite a clever plot & although the narration was excellent, (Stephen Crossley) the characterizations were AWFUL (especially the Scottish ones), and they spoiled the book for me. A Jackson Brodie story.

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Good Read

loved this book, the different twists and turns, very predictable but loved it anyway. Easy reading

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Bloody brilliant!

Humour, tragedy and the thickest plot! The characters are believable and the story telling superb.

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Wonderful narration; typically brilliant Atkinson.

I just love Kate Atkinson's stylish, accomplished writing. Full of sublte humour and brilliantly observed characters. If you like your crime fiction quirky and sans clichè, try this Jackson Brodie series.

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