One Good Turn: (Jackson Brodie) (Jackson Brodie, 2) - Softcover

Atkinson, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552772445 ISBN 13: 9780552772440

Verlag: Black Swan, 2007

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RO60143288. ONE GOOD TURN, A Jolly Murder Mystery. 2007. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 526 pages. Etiquette en page de garde (ex-libris).. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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"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

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'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

The second Jackson Brodie novel (after Case Histories): literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription.

It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - a near-homicidal attack which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a murder suspect.

As the body count mounts, each member of the teeming Dickensian cast's story contains a kernel of the next, like a set of nesting Russian dolls. They are all looking for love or money or redemption or escape: but what each actually discovers is their own true self.

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• Verlag: Black Swan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0552772445
• ISBN 13: 9780552772440
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544