When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel [Paperback]

The third installment in Kate Atkinson's wildly beloved series of Jackson Brodie Mysteries: a complex tale of murder, coincidence, and connected lives.

As a reader, I was charmed. As a novelist, I was staggered by Kate Atkinson's narrative wizardry. --Stephen King

On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever...

On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly hears a shocking sound...

At the end of a long day, 16-year-old Reggie is looking forward to watching a little TV. Then a terrifying noise shatters her peaceful evening. Luckily, Reggie makes it a point to be prepared for an emergency...

These three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson, the critically acclaimed author who Harlan Coben calls an absolute must-read. Kate Atkinson lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel,Behind the Scenes at the Museum, was named Whitbread Book of the Year in the U.K. in 1995, and was followed byHuman Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Not the End of the World, Case HistoriesandOne Good Turn. As a reader, I was charmed. As a novelist, I was staggered by Kate Atkinson's narrative wizardry. Stephen King,Entertainment Weekly Uncategorizable, unputdownable, Atkinson's books are like Agatha Christie mysteries that have burst at the seams-they're taut and intricate but also messy and funny and full of life.

Time You don't need to have read the earlier two books to appreciate this one, but I can't think of any reason to deny yourself the delights of all three...The novel satisfies the question in its own title. The answer is: Right here and right now.