The Recurring Cast
Character · Jackson Brodie · 6 books

Jackson Brodie

Jackson Brodie is a former soldier and police inspector turned private investigator, haunted by a family tragedy, who cannot stop helping people in trouble.

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Character facts

First appearance
Case Histories (2004)
Latest appearance
Death at the Sign of the Rook (2024)
Books
6 (6 as lead)
Series
Jackson Brodie
Author
Kate Atkinson
Circle
Jackson Brodie

Where to meet Jackson Brodie

Jackson Brodie first appears in Case Histories (2004), as the lead, book 1 of the Jackson Brodie series.

Buy Case Histories

Every book with Jackson Brodie

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2004LCase Historieslead · Jackson BrodieBuy
  2. 2006LOne Good Turnlead · Jackson BrodieBuy
  3. 2008LWhen Will There Be Good News?lead · Jackson BrodieBuy
  4. 2010LStarted Early, Took My Doglead · Jackson BrodieBuy
  5. 2019LBig Skylead · Jackson BrodieBuy
  6. 2024LDeath at the Sign of the Rooklead · Jackson BrodieBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Julia LandActress and Jackson’s lover3
Louise MonroeEdinburgh detective3
Reggie ChaseTeenage nanny, later a detective3