A review by trin
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

4.0

I was disappointed by Atkinson's last standalone novel, Transcription, so it was a relief to find her back on form with a new Jackson Brodie book. For a novel that has to do with a horrific topic--sex trafficking--this was an oddly comforting read; as dark as Jackson's world gets, it's underpinned by a sense of justice, a Sherlockian view, even, of justice over law. And Atkinson's women are never helpless, and in fact often more fundamental than her male protagonist in rescuing themselves. A refreshing antidote to most crime fiction.