One Good Turn: A Novel - Hardcover

Atkinson, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316154849 ISBN 13: 9780316154840

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 2006

Synopsis

In the sequel to Case Histories, millionaire ex-detective Jackson Brodie follows his girlfriend to Edinburgh for the famous arts festival, but when he becomes an eyewitness to a brutal attack on a man during a traffic jam, he becomes caught up in a string of events that draw him and the wife of an unscrupulous tycoon, a timid crime novelist, and female police detective into the heart of deadly conspiracy. 75,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"An absolute joy to read...the pleasure of One Good Turn lies in the ride, in Atkinson's wry, unvanquished characters, her swooping, savvy, sarcastic prose and authorial joie de vivre." (Guardian)

"Atkinson is frequently very funny...while the tone stays light, the plot continues to darken....manages to be that rarest of things - a good literary novel and a cracking holiday read" (Observer)

"Atkinson, while having fun with the murder-mystery genre, slyly slips us a muted tragedy" (Sunday Telegraph)

"One Good Turn is the most fun I've had with a novel this year" (IAN RANKIN Guardian)

"Thrillingly addictive...In One Good Turn Atkinson proves quite unique in her ability to fuse emotional drama and thriller...Imagine a Richard Curtis film scripted by Raymond Chandler, both a little enlivened by the collaboration...The mix is embodied by Brodie. Like all good detectives, he is a hero for men and women alike" (The Times)

Book Description:

The second Jackson Brodie novel (after Case Histories) - literary crime from the number one bestselling Kate Atkinson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0316154849
• ISBN 13: 9780316154840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 418