When Will There Be Good News?

When Will There Be Good News? is the third novel in Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series, blending crime fiction, mystery, and dark humor. The story opens with a horrific family massacre in rural Devon, where young Joanna escapes death, then jumps 30 years forward as the killer nears release from prison. Private investigator Jackson Brodie grapples with paternity doubts and personal betrayals amid a train crash, while DCI Louise Monroe probes suspicious deaths and Reggie Chase, a resourceful teen nanny, searches for her missing employer Joanna Hunter and her baby. Interwoven fates, coincidences, and past traumas converge in a gripping tale of survival and redemption.