When Will There Be Good News? Av Kate Atkinson

<p><b>The third Jackson Brodie novel, winner of Richard & Judy''s Best Read</b><b>: literary crime from the number-one bestselling author of <i>Big Sky </i>and<i> Transcription</i>.</b><br><br><b>''An exhilarating read. Her wry humour, sharp eye for the quirks of human behaviour and subtle characterisation are a constant joy'' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>In a quiet corner of rural Devon, a six-year-old girl witnesses an appalling crime. Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison. <br><br>In Edinburgh, sixteen-year-old Reggie, wise beyond her years, works as a nanny for a G.P. But her employer has disappeared with her baby, and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Across town, Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is a former acquaintance – Jackson Brodie – himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.</p>