Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson is a British author known for her fiction, particularly her exploration of themes such as time and memory. Her notable works include "Life After Life," which examines multiple lives lived by the same character, and "Case Histories," a detective novel featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie. Other significant titles include "One Good Turn," "Behind the Scenes at the Museum," and "Human Croquet."
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Books by Kate Atkinson
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Case Histories
by Kate Atkinson
3.8(87,599)
Thirty years after a little girl vanishes, an office worker is brutally murdered, and a new mother commits a grisly act of rage, private investigator Jackson Brodie unearths the shocking, interwoven truths behind these seemingly disparate Cambridge tragedies.
Human Croquet
by Kate Atkinson
3.7(9,106)
In a 1960s British suburb with Elizabethan roots, Isobel Fairfax experiences Shakespearean time warps, uncovering the truth about her vanished mother and the hidden lives of her family.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
by Kate Atkinson
4.0(33,124)
From the surprising spark of conception, Ruby Lennox unspools a century of English life, untangling her family's knotted secrets with a wry wit and an insatiable curiosity.
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
3.8(197,541)
A woman repeatedly relives the 20th century, dying and being reborn to an altered fate each time, as she grapples with the power to avert global catastrophe.
One Good Turn
by Kate Atkinson
3.8(33,952)
During the Edinburgh Festival, a brutal road-rage incident pulls an array of characters, including ex-detective Jackson Brodie, into a series of murders and unexpected connections.