When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

The author of One Good Turn presents a mystery of suspense involving the unexpected intersection of three lives, including a woman whose life had been shattered thirty years earlier, an ex-detective on a crowded train, and a teenage girl who is called upon to test her preparedness.

I'm not sure who it was that told me recently that Kate Atkinson wrote mysteries, but when I found that out, I had to go out and read one. I enjoyed this one, told from multiple perspectives, with characters who are infuriatingly obtuse, stubborn, wrong headed, and, uh... human. There were times when I thought it was going in a predictable direction, but then it took another path instead. One of the main characters is a 16 year old orphan who is heartbroken and grieving, but refuses to let anyone know her well enough to find that out. Another main character is also an orphan, a famous one who is trying to leave her notoriety behind. There are also several problematic or outright doomed marriages, as well as a couple of cases of mistaken identity. Some problems are settled by the end of the book, but others are just beginning. Entertaining, but with some serious psychological subject matter.

Что же, начнем. Всю серию не читала (книга попалась мне на глаза в букинистическом магазине, на языке оригинала, потому решила, что стоит попробовать). Стиль изложения один в один как в детективной серии Джон Роулинг - для любителей очень долгого начала, перегруженности деталями и основательных самокопаний. Детектив - только для затравки сюжета и маньяк-убийца выступает лишь приманкой. Вся история построена так, чтобы показать, какие тараканы просыпаются у людей в головах при из ряда вон выходящих событиях.
P.S. Книга вроде бы как про Джексона Броди, но он присутствует хорошо бы в 25% всей книги.
Не могу с точностью определиться с оценкой - 2.5 или 3 звезды. Загадка ...