Author | Kate Atkinson |
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Language | English |
Series | Jackson Brodie |
Genre | Crime Fiction |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | Aug 2008 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print, audio & ebook |
Pages | 352 |
Awards | Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year |
ISBN | 0-385-60801-2 |
Preceded by | One Good Turn |
Followed by | Started Early, Took My Dog |
When Will There Be Good News? is a 2008 crime novel by Kate Atkinson and won the 2009 Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year at the British Book Awards.[1] It is the third to involve retired private detective Jackson Brodie and is set in and around Edinburgh. It begins in Devon where six-year-old Joanna witnesses the brutal murder of her mother, sister and brother and barely escapes with her own life.