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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780316033480
ISBN number: 0316033480
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: September 01, 2008
Publishing house: Little, Brown and Company
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Case one: A little girl goes missing in the night.
Case two: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac's apparently random attack.
Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making - with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband - until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape.
Thirty years after the very first incident, as private investigator Jackson Brodie begins investigating all three cases, startling connections and discoveries emerge . . .
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Case Histories is not only marvelously entertaining but extremely well-written. As anyone who's read many mysteries knows, the two are hard to find in one book, certainly at the level they are in Case Histories. There are loose ends in the stories, but that didn't bother me at all - I'm much less receptive to books that tie everything up in a big blue bow, or books in which you can hear the author thinking, "Jeez, I have to wind this thing up *soon*." Not only did I really like the book, but I'm giving it as a gift to a relative who's always looking for good new mystery series. It's the sort of book I can't wait to share!
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Read all the reviews you like, but a better use of your time is to get and read this book. Now in paperback, it is affordable, cleverly written contemporary fiction. I bought this book on a bargain table as a present and it turned out to be a steal. Atkinson's prose is definitely a cut above today's bestselling fiction, and this volume is the very first in what is now a three-book series, so if you like it you'll have many enjoyable hours ahead.
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The very first case featured in this book focuses on a young mother who is extremely disappointed with the way her life has turned out, can't stand her standoffish husband and only truly loves Olivia, the happiest and prettiest of her many daughters. When Olivia goes missing the book turns to the subsequent case about a young woman who is murdered midday in front of witnesses but the killer gets away. The third case involves an ax-wielding murdereress. These cases are pretty cold but Jackson Brodie (a private detective, I think) takes them on. He's thankful for the work and for the opportunity to dwell on something other than his still painful divorce.
I enjoyed this book but now that it's a week or so later and I am attempting to write a reivew I am very fuzzy on the details. What stuck with me though was the way these stories intersected and the attention to the characterization of the survivors of these horrific cold cases. I went into this book expecting it to be dry and, quite honestly, rather dull but there is a wry sense of humour weaved throughout and so many dark secrets to discover that I never found it boring or hard going. I'll be checking out more this author's work in the future.
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Nothing about this book is what I would have expected, and the rhythm and pattern of writing is different and a little confusing at first. The work is deliberate, however, and not the result of sloppy craftsmanship.
Most confusing about the book is the fact that it doesn't fit a genre. It's in its own category, although a previous reviewer is correct: it is best to think about it as a character study built around three private detective case histories.
I gave the book three stars out of personal taste, not reflection on the author's skill. My sense is that we can expect great things from Kate Atkinson; she offers a truly original approach. Often a revolutionary author is not appreciated at first. If Ms. Atkinson lives up to the promise reflected in this book, she could be seen as the forerunner of a whole new genre of writing.
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This is not worth the paper it is printed on. What a waste of money and time!!
NEXT!!
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