{"product_id":"started-early-took-my-dog-9780316066747","title":"Started Early, Took My Dog","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614724395282,"sku":"9780316066747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9a100ff-01dd-456c-b880-34339f0dc6a2.jpg?v=1732458554","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/started-early-took-my-dog-9780316066747","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}