Sunday, April 26, 2020

Started Early, Took My Dog

Jackson Brodie has just taken a small dog away from a man that had been treating it brutally.  He had been taking a break from searching for a woman’s roots in Leeds.  The woman lived in New Zealand now and was wanting to find out about her parentage.  Every where he turned in his search, Brodie ran into dead ends.

He was to meet with a woman who had managed the case file when the New Zealand woman had been adopted.  She never showed for the meeting, however Brodie did manage to find the file regarding the child on her desk, which he surreptitiously borrowed.  In it he discovered the name of another woman who the case file manager was planning on calling.

As he continues with his investigation, Brodie runs into another private detective who seems to be investigating the same situation.  He also encounters a woman with a child who is running away from something.  As a matter of fact, they steal his car from him?  What is going on?

Author Kate Atkinson has several threads running through this novel, however she neatly weaves them into a very good story.  All-in-all, a very good read.

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