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Kate Atkinson was born in York in 1951, where her parents ran a surgical supplies shop, and spent a lot of time reading as a child. She’s even commented that being an only child and learning to enjoy her own company, combined with her love of books, probably helped prepare her well for the solitary life of the writer. Atkinson then attended the University of Dundee, where she studied literature and completed a doctoral thesis on the history of the short story form, and came close to pursuing an academic career. However, it was when she left the university and began...

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Jackson Brodie 4-Book Bundle
Written by Kate Atkinson

eBook | 1318 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Literary
978-0-385-68023-3 (0-385-68023-6)

December 26, 2012 | $19.99

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Jackson Brodie 4-Book Bundle
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385680233
Our Price: $19.99


Jackson Brodie is a private investigator in Cambridge. A former soldier and policeman, he makes his money working from investigating infidelity and finding missing cats. But Jackson's tough-guy exterior belies a deeply empathetic heart. He's unable to resist coming to the rescue and increasingly he becomes a magnet for the bereaved...




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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-385-67135-4 (0-385-67135-0)

September 13, 2011 | $17.95

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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385671354
Our Price: $17.95
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With Dickensian brilliance, Kate Atkinson creates plots peopled with unlikely heroes and villains.

It's a day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn't bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium...

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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

eBook | pages | Bond Street Books | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-385-67132-3 (0-385-67132-6)

November 2, 2010 | $12.99

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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385671323
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With Dickensian brilliance, Kate Atkinson creates plots peopled with unlikely heroes and villains.

It's a day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn't bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium...

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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Bond Street Books | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-385-67134-7 (0-385-67134-2)

November 2, 2010 | $24.95

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Started Early, Took My Dog
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385671347
Our Price: $24.95
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With Dickensian brilliance, Kate Atkinson creates plots peopled with unlikely heroes and villains.

It's a day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn't bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium...

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When Will There Be Good News?
Written by Kate Atkinson

eBook | 352 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-37218-5 (0-307-37218-9)

August 4, 2009 | $12.99

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When Will There Be Good News?
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307372185
Our Price: $12.99


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When Will There Be Good News? is the brilliant new novel from the acclaimed author of Case Histories and One Good Turn, once again featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie.

Thirty years ago, six-year-old Joanna witnessed the brutal murders of her mother, brother and sister, before escaping into a field, and...

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When Will There Be Good News?
Written by Kate Atkinson

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-385-66683-1 (0-385-66683-7)

August 4, 2009 | $21.00

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When Will There Be Good News?
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385666831
Our Price: $21.00
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International Bestseller

When Will There Be Good News? is the brilliant new novel from the acclaimed author of Case Histories and One Good Turn, once again featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie.

Thirty years ago, six-year-old Joanna witnessed the brutal murders of her mother, brother and sister, before escaping into a field, and...

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One Good Turn
Written by Kate Atkinson

eBook | 400 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-37324-3 (0-307-37324-X)

May 29, 2009 | $12.99

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One Good Turn
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307373243
Our Price: $12.99


Case Histories, once again featuring ex-cop turned private investigator Jackson Brodie.

It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident – an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander – until...

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One Good Turn
Written by Kate Atkinson

Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-385-66261-1 (0-385-66261-0)

September 11, 2007 | $21.00

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One Good Turn
Written by Kate Atkinson

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385662611
Our Price: $21.00
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Case Histories, once again featuring ex-cop turned private investigator Jackson Brodie.

It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident – an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander – until...

Also available as an eBook.