Death At the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson Hardback Book 9780857526571

THE 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER DISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETYHow delicious to have Jackson Brodie back this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christies world but soon becomes a landscape that could only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson Ian RankinChristie would be proud I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its farcical denouement Atkinson is brilliant ObserverWelcome to Rook HallThe stage is set The players are ready By nights end a murderer will be revealedExdetective 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 paintingBut one theft leads to another including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace home to Lady Milton and her familyOnce a magnificent country house Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel hosting Murder Mystery weekendsAs paying guests a vicar an exarmy officer impecunious aristocrats and old friends converge we are treated a fiendishly clever mystery one that pays homage to the masters of the genrefrom Agatha Christie to Dorothy SayersBrilliantly inventive with all of Atkinsons signature wit wordplay and narrative brio Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodies most outrageous and memorable case yetSharp droll and knowing as ever Atkinson has huge fun with the setup the...