Started Early, Took My Dog
A retiree rescues a little girl from an abusive home, throwing her own life into chaos in this uniquely moving crime novel.
Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective―a life that takes a surprising turn when she encounters Kelly Cross, a habitual offender, dragging a young child through town. Both appear miserable and better off without each other―or so decides Tracy, in a snap decision that surprises herself as much as Kelly. Suddenly burdened with a small child, Tracy soon learns her parental inexperience is actually the least of her problems, as much larger ones loom for her and her young charge.
Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as Case Histories, is embarking on a different sort of rescue: that of an abused dog. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson was born in York, Britain in 1951 and now lives in Edinburgh. She has won several prizes for her short stories. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was then chosen as the overall 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year.
Jackson Brodie
Jackson Brodie consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
