Death at the Sign of the Rook
Book description
THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER (SUNDAY TIMES, UK) • The highly anticipated return of "irresistible" (New York Times) private eye Jackson Brodie in the newest installment of the bestselling series hailed as "unputdownable" by Time
“How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in…
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Why read it?
3 authors picked Death at the Sign of the Rook as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Wonderfully written, deliriously comic, very witty. The author plays brilliantly with detective story tropes.
Pastiche plot plus real characters - great combination
I'm a long-term Kate Atkinson fan and this book - her latest - lived up to my expectations. It's a novel featuring her world-weary private detective Jackson Brodie, and his character and story are beautifully portrayed, as are those of the other protagonists. This is one of Atkinson's great strengths - her vivid, wry and amusing depictions of people - coupled with her ability to tell a tale brilliantly. This, for me, was my novel of the year
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