![]() ![]() ![]() Louise cannot abide bullshit in any form. Thirty years later, we once again meet Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe, one of Atkinson’s best creations. Only six-year-old Joanna Mason, heeding her mother’s imprecation to run, survives, outwardly unscathed. When Will There Be Good News? begins with the triple murder of Gabrielle Mason and her two children, Joseph and Jessica. ![]() And these asides keep you laughing as you read - aloud, really, because you won’t be able to put it down - though When Will There Be Good News?, which is possibly even more depressing than One Good Turn. Though many make the attempt, few writers are as deft at tossing in random references to popular music, Ancient Greek, English snobbishness, or the niceties of home decor. Atkinson’s latest is what we’ve come to expect from her: funny, morbid, complex crime writing rife with gleeful asides. ![]()
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