# Started Early, Took My Dog - Paperback

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by **Kate Atkinson** (Author)

Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective -- a life that takes a surprising turn when she encounters Kelly Cross, a habitual offender, dragging a young child through town. Both appear miserable and better off without each other -- or so decides Tracy, in a snap decision that surprises herself as much as Kelly. Suddenly burdened with a small child, Tracy soon learns her parental inexperience is actually the least of her problems, as much larger ones loom for her and her young charge.

Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as _Case Histories_, is embarking on a different sort of rescue: that of an abused dog. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.

### Author Biography

**Kate Atkinson**'s first novel, _Behind the Scenes at the Museum_, was named England's Whitbread Book of the Year in 1996. Since then, she has written eleven more ground-breaking, bestselling books. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** October 06, 2011

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