Death at the Sign of the Rook
Death at the Sign of the Rook
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Kate Atkinson's new Jackson Brodie novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook, is a delightful and clever mystery that pays homage to Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. Set in a sleepy Yorkshire town, the story follows ex-detective Jackson Brodie as he investigates a stolen painting and a series of other thefts. With its sharp wit, wordplay, and narrative brio, the novel is a brilliant addition to Atkinson's impressive oeuvre. The Guardian describes it as "delicious" and "fine writing, wit, originality and eccentricity," while the Telegraph calls it "one of the most entertaining and satisfying novels of the year."
Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 22 August 2024
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER DISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL,FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETY How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back,this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie's world but soon becomes a landscape that could only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson. Ian Rankin calls it "brilliant" and "laugh-out-loud funny." Atkinson is "brilliant" (Observer). ***** Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night's end, a murderer will be revealed. Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise when he is called to a sleepy Yorkshire town and the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting. But one theft leads to another, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends. As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated to a fiendishly clever mystery; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers. Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinson's signature wit, wordplay, and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodie's most outrageous and memorable case yet. ***** Sharp, droll, and knowing as ever, Atkinson has huge fun with the set-up; the supporting cast is terrific, and the rueful Brodie, ever more mindful of his past, is a joy to watch.
Weight: 546g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857526571
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