Jackson Brodie is a retired detective now working as a private investigator in Cambridge. Coming to terms with his failed marriage and a difficult past, he tackles three cold cases. This is the first in a series of “literary” crime novels by Kate Atkinson featuring Brodie.
In Case Histories, The cases he tackles are very different, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Review – Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories Audio Book
October 16, 2008New title – Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
October 10, 2008Finally available in the UK is the last chapter in Cornelia Funke’s trilogy – Inkdeath.
Since Inkspell, when the enchanted book Inkheart drew Meggie and her father into its chapters, life in the Inkworld has been rather more tragic than magical. Dustfinger has died, having sacrificed his life for his apprentice’s, and now, under the rule [...]
New in – Terry Pratchett’s Nation on CD – Unabridged
October 3, 2008In Terry Pratchett’s latest work, Nation, 13-year-old Mau is the only survivor after a huge wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and in the jungle, Daphne–a girl from the other side of the globe–is the only survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.
Together, the two [...]
