Death at the Sign of the Rook

Name: Death at the Sign of the Rook
Brand: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
SKU: 9781804994528-V
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By Kate Atkinson

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'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'Christie would be proud . . . I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its farcical denouement. 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 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. ****PRAISE FOR KATE ATKINSON'Atkinson proves quite unique in her ability to fuse emotional drama and thriller...Imagine a Richard Curtis film scripted by Raymond Chandler' The TimesKate Atkinson is an international treasure: She creates characters with the ease of Agatha Christie, makes narratives out of mysteries and mystery out of narrative' Vanity Fair'Sharp humour, together with a number of unexpected twists makes this a typically pacey and intelligent read' Daily Mail'Spot on characterizations, pitch perfect observations of contemporary culture and a sharp, wisecracking narrative voice' Time Out

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 363
Release Date:: 2025-02-27
Publication Date:: 2025-02-27
Publisher:: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1804994529
ISBN13:: 9781804994528
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 268 g
Height:: 12.7 cm
Width:: 19.6 cm
Thickness:: 3.2 cm

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