Death at the Sign of the Rook, Kate Atkinson
Death at the Sign of the Rook, Kate Atkinson
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Death at the Sign of the Rook
A Jackson Brodie Book

Author: Kate Atkinson

Narrator: Jason Isaacs

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2024

Synopsis

THE INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL 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 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, author of the Inspector Rebus Novels

Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed.

In his sleepy Yorkshire town, ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off boredom and malaise. His only case is the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting. But Jackson soon uncovers a string of unsolved art thefts that lead him down a dizzying spiral of disguise and deceit to Burton Makepeace, a formerly magnificent estate now partially converted into a hotel hosting Murder Mystery weekends.

As paying guests, impecunious aristocrats and old friends collide, we are treated to Atkinson’s most charming and fiendishly clever mystery yet, one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers to the modern era of Knives Out and Only Murders in the Building.

About The Author

KATE ATKINSON is one of the world's foremost novelists whose most recent novel was the critically acclaimed Shrines of Gaiety, set in the aftermath of the First World War. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prize- winning novels set around the Second World War are Life After Life, a worldwide bestseller, A God in Ruins (both winners of the Costa Novel Award) and Transcription. Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky. Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Books_the_Magical_Fruit (Kerry) on April 07, 2024

I’m torn on this one, and it gets an extra half star for the humor alone. There are lots of laugh-out-loud moments to be found here. However, I just could not get into this. It dragged on and on, and there was zero action for much of the book. There were so many characters that it was difficult to k......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on March 25, 2024

Jackson Brodie #6 A coincidence is just an explanation waiting to happen. You are cordially invited to enjoy a lavish murder mystery weekend at Rook Hall, the east wing of Burton Makepeace, one of England’s finest stately homes, though it has to be said, it’s a tad down at heel. Only £1250 per person,......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 09, 2024

Kate Atkinson is a great writer ofhigh quality literary fiction. Jackson Brodie is a wonderful sleuth. But...sadly, this book just didn't work for me and I was really disappointed. I think it was just too much detail and too little plot. I was over half-way through before I'd actually got my head arou......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 03, 2024

A couple Jackson Brodie books ago, I wrote in my review, "Is it selfish of me to want Kate Atkinson to go in a different direction? I think I know a bit too well what to expect from the Jackson Brodie books." Did she read my mind? Because she's certainly done that with our 6th entry in the series. T......more

Goodreads review by Holly on November 30, 2024

A whole lot of characters! A slower paced mystery with some well developed characters and their backgrounds (lots of exposition). I had my favorites, but some of them were quite boring and had me wanting to "move on" to the next chapter. Just too many characters to keep the story moving at a pace I......more

Quotes

"Hilarious. . . Agatha Christie fans will recognize the territory. . . Atkinson's funniest book yet."
--Minnesota Star Tribune

"Harkens back to classic detective fiction. . . [Brodie's] sixth adventure [is] open to all - to Atkinson aficionados who will lap up this latest installment in the series, and to newcomers who can enjoy it as both a standalone work and a suitable entry-point to Brodie's world. . . Boldly original. . . Gripping. . . Atkinson at her most playful. She impresses with her tightly constructed, satisfyingly complex mystery laced with Agatha Christie references, and with her observations of modern life and human nature"
--The Boston Globe

"[The] singular greatness [of the Jackson Brodie series] lies in Atkinson's celebration of coincidence and fortuity, her wayward plots whose threads become cunningly entwined, and, not least, her mordant wit. . . Atkinson's brilliant wit, dark humor and undimmed relish for human awfulness are still very much intact and are displayed throughout [DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK]. . . Highly entertaining"
--The Washington Post

"One needn't have read Kate Atkinson's five (!) prior novels featuring the wry, caddish, more-than-a-little-haunted ex-detective Jackson Brodie to delight in her latest. . . A very British caper, warmly funny and delightfully involving."
--Vogue

"Deliciously witty. . . Atkinson keeps things fast, funny, and fair, delivering a twist-filled mystery that will stump armchair sleuths and a well-sketched supporting cast that's easy to fall in love with. This is sure to delight series fans and newcomers alike."
--Publisher's Weekly (starred review)


"A treat for fans of the series."
--Booklist

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