On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason’s family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna’s life is changed forever…

On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly hears a shocking sound…

At the end of a long day, 16-year-old Reggie is looking forward to watching a little TV. Then a terrifying noise shatters her peaceful evening. Luckily, Reggie makes it a point to be prepared for an emergency…

These three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson.

In this suspenseful read , luck,  fate and coincidence connect all the colorful characters.  I’m jumping around a bit, because there is so much going on in this thrilling read..

The book begins on what one would call a normal day for a small town mother and her three young children, a day during which something will go terribly wrong, and only one of the four will survive it!

Dr. Jo Hunter’s teenage nanny, 16 year old Reggie Chase, luvs caring for Dr. Hunter’s baby boy. Unaware that Jo was the only survivor as a child when a crazed stranger with a knife murdered her mother and siblings.

A train headed towards what retired police detective Jackson Brodie believes is London actually is heading toward Edinburgh. When it overturns and wrecks, its passengers are frantically tossed about. When Jackson ends up in hospital, miraculously kept alive by CPR administered by Reggie, he has the wrong ID on him.

Unbeknownst to these two characters, Dr. Hunter and her baby boy have gone missing. Could the recently released murderer, Andrew Decker have something to do with their disappearance?

In this page turner, virtually every character is a survivor of some sort. You will enjoy all the twists and turns this mystery has to offer!

About the Author.. Click on Kate’s Photo to learn more…

Kate Atkinson lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, was named Whitbread Book of the Year in the U.K. in 1995, and was followed by Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Not the End of the World, Case Histories and One Good Turn.

A Special Thanks goes out to Miriam over at for the opportunity to read this suspenseful novel!

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