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Reread this and still can't figure out where Courtney came from. Not Kelly's kiddie, but whose? What did I miss?

piranha We're never told. But remember Brodie's South African buddy Mitch? The one who started an agency for finding missing children after his own son was ab…moreWe're never told. But remember Brodie's South African buddy Mitch? The one who started an agency for finding missing children after his own son was abducted? At some point (before he meets Tracy & Courtney on the road) Brodie recalls paging through Mitch's dossier of missing children and there's a child with a birthmark in the shape of Africa on a forearm. We know Courtney has such a birthmark because when Tracy gives her a bath she sees it and ponders whether it would be easy to remove. At the very end Brodie remembers the birthmark but doesn't realize why that's floating around in his brain, even though he recalls seeing it recently -- there's no mention of him seeing it on Courtney's arm, but I suspect he might have, subconsciously.

So somebody out there is looking for her. I wonder whether Tracy will ever wake up, admit it to herself, and stop hiding from it. But I suspect we might never find out (we don't in Big Sky).(less)

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Wanting to read, but can you read the 4th without having read the 1st-3rd?

Marilyn I just did. I did not know it was a series until I finished. I liked the dog the best!

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Just finished the 4th, but, hopefully, not final of Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series. This one was equally as engrossing and fascinating as the previous three. Her characters are among the most true-to-life I have ever encountered in fiction. Is there going to be aTV series featuring this reluctant hero/detective/former police officer? Please write more of him and please bring back Louise!

Kristine All 6 episodes are now available on Amazon Prime.

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I have tried to persevere with this book and cannot find any pleasure in it. It is disjointed, impossible to follow the story and leaves me feeling disappointed. Most of it seems irrelevant and without any connection. I have finally given up and put the book away. Is it just me?

Sharon Usually very character but driven here the characters seem to meld into each other esp w the flashbacks, Found it difficult to differentiate between a…moreUsually very character but driven here the characters seem to meld into each other esp w the flashbacks, Found it difficult to differentiate between any of the police characters ( except obviously Tracy) many other characters r almost cameo's so lightly sketched, even the elderly Thespian obviously struggling w dementia is really more of a doodle ( poss due to her condition?) then fully rendered. I did like the book well enough but I worry about the next. Maybe gone back to the well once too often?(less)

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