A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn.
Witnesses to Tracy's outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished.

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Good book. Quite a lot of it set in Yorkshire.

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WHEEEE! The latest Jackson Brodie! Thanks so much for tagging me with this one, I look forward to reading it.

Really enjoyed this, but thought certain parts of the ending were rather open-ended. Maybe a sequel is on the way?

On the shelf at the OBCZ.

Picked up at A Touch of Madness OBCZ. Thanks, klaradyn; thanks, ReetPetite.

Beautiful cover.

This was my introduction to Kate Atkinson's work, and I'm happy to have made the acquaintance.

I must admit to being in two minds about the book, though. On the one hand I fully agree with the write-up of The Independent quoted on the back cover:

Atkinson's detective novels capture the strangeness of modern times ... with spiky wit, emotional intelligence and consummate cleverness.

Indeed. And yet, with such a great build-up, witty and shrewd observations, the delectable prose, I felt that the finish didn't quite live up to expectations.

I'll be on the look-out for more of her work -- perhaps some of her earlier, non-detective novels.

(Loved the dog; loved the girl!)

Passed on to Izikhova. Welcome to BookCrossing!

Looking forward to reading first Kate Atkinson book - thanks for the special bookmark, Stoepbrak.