Kate Atkinson - Transcription

Kate Atkinson is a terrific writer and always readable, and it's no surprise that her take on a spy novel - and her third World War II novel after the truly superlative Life After Life and the also impressive A God in Ruins - is a page turner, even without the major plot misdirection(s) and twist(s) that land in its second half. I didn't quite love Transcription - I thought it was missing that indefinable quality of 'about life-ness' that my favourites of hers have - but liked it plenty.