This is a decent read, addictive as claimed on the jacket, and kept me guessing. Unlike how I felt about Case Histories (the first book in the Jackson Brodie series) I was satisfied with how all the endings were tied up. I felt that some parts of the plot were a little cliched though, the prime example of which was the powerful businessman employing a dominatrix. But I do love how KA brings her characters to life by devoting long passages to their thoughts which I get lost in. I think that’s the best aspect of her writing. A special mention has to go to the bit where someone has to explain to his brother that there has been mix-up and he is not dead as previously reported. I cried with laughter. Twice.

The TV series of the Jackson Brodie novels is called Case Histories and is currently being shown on BBC HD. I thought I would read the books before watching their dramatisations. The books Case Histories, One Good Turn and When Will There Be Good News? have each been made into two part dramatisations. I thought the Case Histories episodes looked good (pretty scenes of Edinburgh, good looking cast and mostly decent casting) but the translation to screen didn’t work for me; it all felt very disjointed. I watched only the second part of One Good Turn (annoyingly I mistakenly deleted the recording of the first part) and felt the same. I’m now debating whether I should try watching When Will There Be Good News? before reading the book, to see whether I’ll enjoy the programmes more if I don’t know anything about the plot beforehand.

(23rd in 2012)