Kate Atkinson
(1951 - )Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award.
She is the author of a collection of short stories, Not the End of the World, and of the critically acclaimed novels Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Case Histories, and One Good Turn.
Case Histories introduced her readers to Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, and won the Saltire Book of the Year Award and the Prix Westminster. Her latest novel, One Good Turn, also features Jackson Brodie and is out now in paperback.
Series
Jackson Brodie
1. Case Histories (2004)
2. One Good Turn (2006)
3. When Will There Be Good News (2008)
4. Started Early, Took My Dog (2010)
Jackson Brodie 4-Book Bundle (omnibus) (2012)
Jackson Brodie 3 Books Set (omnibus) (2015)
1. Case Histories (2004)
2. One Good Turn (2006)
3. When Will There Be Good News (2008)
4. Started Early, Took My Dog (2010)
Jackson Brodie 4-Book Bundle (omnibus) (2012)
Jackson Brodie 3 Books Set (omnibus) (2015)
Novels
Collections
Not the End of the World (2002)
Crimespotting (2009) (with Lin Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Chris Brookmyre, John Burnside, Isla Dewar, A L Kennedy, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and James Robertson)
Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with Jonathan Buckley, Jonathan Coe, Hanif Kureishi, Marti Leimbach, Marina Lewycka, Ian Rankin, Vikram Seth, Nicholas Shakespeare and Rose Tremain)
Crimespotting (2009) (with Lin Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Chris Brookmyre, John Burnside, Isla Dewar, A L Kennedy, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and James Robertson)
Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with Jonathan Buckley, Jonathan Coe, Hanif Kureishi, Marti Leimbach, Marina Lewycka, Ian Rankin, Vikram Seth, Nicholas Shakespeare and Rose Tremain)
Plays
Awards
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Kate Atkinson recommends
Before Women Had Wings (1996) Connie May Fowler "A warm and lyrical writer who deserves to be better known." | Like (1997) Ali Smith "Not only was the novel beautifully written but it was fascinating reading." |  In the Heart of the Garden (1998) Helene Wiggin "A born storyteller." |
 The Pursuit of Happiness (2001) Douglas Kennedy "A compulsive read." | The Ship of Fools (2002) Gregory Norminton "Clever and energetic and sly and funny and full of surprises." |  The Bullet Trick (2006) Louise Welsh "Her most thrilling yet - an electrifying journey to one man's heart." |
The Rehearsal (2008) Eleanor Catton "A wonderful debut by a truly exciting new writer - The Rehearsal is compulsively good." | After The Fire (2009) (Anna Cameron, book 2) Karen Campbell "Anna is a great, original character and Karen Campbell has a great way with images. It seems to me that in crime writing these days (perhaps always) its really only the women writers who can do interesting characters AND interesting plot, but then we were multi-taskers ever." | Union Atlantic (2010) Adam Haslett "Absolutely brilliant." |
The End of Everything (2011) Megan Abbott "Deft, intelligent and enthralling." | The Next Time You See Me (2013) Holly Goddard Jones "So rich in character... An immensely satisfying and skillful debut novel." | The Postcard (2014) Leah Fleming "A born storyteller." |
The Quick (2014) Lauren Owen "A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist." | Striking a Balance (2015) Norma Curtis "Sharp, funny and observant." | Spoils (2017) Brian Van Reet "Spoils is a harrowing and incredibly powerful debut. I read this with awe." |
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