cover image Case Histories

Case Histories

Kate Atkinson, , read by Susan Jameson. . Hachette Audio, $24.98 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-60024-500-8

Private detective Jackson Brodie finds himself entangled in three distinctly different cases only to thread the needle time and again and come across remarkable connections between them. Susan Jameson delivers an absolutely stunning performance; her classically trained voice is perfect for Atkinson’s prose and the shifting point-of-view narration. Though the lead protagonist is male, listeners will never question Jameson’s abilities; she brings raw emotion to this tale and her British dialect also gives the story a vintage mystery feel. As Brodie, Jameson is simply flawless, delivering her words firmly and with resoluteness. Hers is a performance that demands repeated listens. A Back Bay paperback (Reviews, Oct. 25, 2004). (Sept.)