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A small work of art. . . . A richer, more satisfying result that is as much a 'whydone-it' as a 'whodunit.' - Denver Post
Back Bay
October 2005
Featuring: Jackson Brodie
336 pages
ISBN: 0316010707
EAN: 9780316010702
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Mystery | Fiction
The scene is set in Cambridge, with three case histories from the past: A young child who mysteriously disappeared from a tent in her back garden; An unidentified man in a yellow jumper who marched into an office and slashed a young girl through the throat; and a young woman found by the police sitting in her kitchen next to the body of her husband, an axe buried in his head. Jackson Brodie, a private investigator and former police detective, is quietly contemplating life as a divorced father when he is flung into the midst of these resurrected old crimes. Julia and Amelia Land enlist JacksonΓ―ΒΏΒ½s help to find out the truth about their younger sister. They embroil him in the complexities of their own jealousies, obsessions and lust. Another woman named Shirley needs Jackson to help find her lost niece. Jackson meets solicitor Theo Wyre whose daughter, Laura, was murdered in his office and is desperate for Jackson to help him lay Laura's ghost to rest. As he starts his investigations Jackson has the sinister feeling that someone is following him. In digging into the past Jackson seems to have unwittingly threatened his own future. This wonderfully crafted, intricately plotted novel is heartbreaking, uplifting, full of suspense and often very funny.
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