Jackie is Reggie’s and Billy’s mother, who dies before the novel begins. Jackie’s husband had died in the Gulf War while she was pregnant with Reggie. Later, she has a string of unsuccessful relationships, dating Gary and The-Man-Who-Came-Before-Gary. Jackie drowns at age 36 when she dives into a hotel pool in Spain and gets her hair caught in a drain when nobody else is around. She and Reggie had a warm and affectionate relationship.
Jackie Chase Quotes in When Will There Be Good News?
The When Will There Be Good News? quotes below are all either spoken by Jackie Chase or refer to Jackie Chase. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Reggie Chase, Girl Detective
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This was the third dead body Reggie had seen in her life. Ms. MacDonald, Mum, and the soldier last night. Four if you counted Banjo. It seemed a lot for a person of so few years.
She’d identified a dead body, had her flat vandalized, and been threatened by violent idiots, and it wasn’t even lunchtime. Reggie hoped the rest of the day would be more uneventful.
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Jackie Chase Quotes in When Will There Be Good News?
The When Will There Be Good News? quotes below are all either spoken by Jackie Chase or refer to Jackie Chase. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Reggie Chase, Girl Detective
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This was the third dead body Reggie had seen in her life. Ms. MacDonald, Mum, and the soldier last night. Four if you counted Banjo. It seemed a lot for a person of so few years.
She’d identified a dead body, had her flat vandalized, and been threatened by violent idiots, and it wasn’t even lunchtime. Reggie hoped the rest of the day would be more uneventful.
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