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At first it was somewhat difficult to make sense of the 30 odd years between the three cases. Then Jackson Brodie makes his first appearance and it becomes obvious that these are cases that he is investigating. Not just investigating mind you...but solving. Jackson seems to go where "angels fear to tread". The fact that I hd just watched season 1 of the TV series based on the books was very helpful.
The chapters do jump between the different story lines, and the plots unravel sometimes at a snails pace. There is some humor, some bits of human insight mixed with irony here and there. There are some aspects that are not handled all that well. As the real reason is reveled for the missing Olivia...the 3 year old girl from the first case...and the adult development or lack of same...of one of the other sisters...just seems to be ridiculously forced. Jackson's dark secret bout his past was unnecessary and had no real purpose in relation to his character. The homeless girl who appears throughout the book... whose identity the reader will figure out very early....should have been either left out or made to appear closer to the close of the case so as not to give away the closure so quickly. I do have to admit that the author doesn't give away everything and ties up every loose end. I will be reading more in this series.
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