Case Histories
"Case One: Olivia Land, youngest and most beloved of the Land girls, goes missing in the night and is never seen again. More than thirty years later, two of her surviving sisters, each achingly lonely in her own way, reunite when their cruel and distant father dies. There, among the clutter of their childhood home, they unearth a shocking clue to Olivia's disappearance." "Case Two: All of Theo's happiness is tied to his devoted daughter Laura. He delights in her wit, her effortless beauty, and selfless love, and in the fact that she's taken a position at his prestigious law firm. But on her first day on the job, a maniac storms into the office and turns Theo's world 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, shed 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. Jackson finds himself inextricably caught up in his cli
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The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
In Cambridge, England, ex-police-now-private-investigator Jackson Brodie picks up three apparently separate old cases: a missing toddler, a stabbed teenage receptionist, and an axe-killing in a country home.
Yes. Case Histories is the first book in Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series, followed by One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News, Started Early Took My Dog, and Big Sky.
Yes. BBC adapted multiple Jackson Brodie novels into a series titled Case Histories, starring Jason Isaacs as Brodie. The show ran from 2011 to 2013 and adapts the first three books.
Case Histories was written by Kate Atkinson, published in 2004 by Doubleday.
Case Histories is 368 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Case Histories takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
Case Histories is a standalone novel by Kate Atkinson, not part of a series.
Case Histories is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.