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Title details for Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson - Available

Death at the Sign of the Rook

#6 in series

by Kate Atkinson
Jason Isaacs
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jackson Brodie

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 24, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593634141
      • File size: 274379 KB
      • Duration: 09:31:37

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 8, 2024
      Atkinson’s deliciously witty sixth adventure for Jackson Brodie (after Big Sky) finds the British PI entangled in a weekend-long murder mystery party. Brodie’s newest clients are Ian and Hazel Padgett, “pensionable-aged” siblings who have discovered, while divvying up their deceased mother’s possessions, that one of her oil paintings has gone missing. With the help of his friend, Det. Const. Reggie Chase, Brodie digs into the siblings’ suspicions that their mother’s caretaker, Melanie Hope, swiped the heirloom. Soon, Brodie and Chase’s investigation unearths art thefts linked to Burton Makepeace House, a crumbling mansion recently converted into a hotel and managed by the self-aggrandizing Piers Milton. Brodie and Chase head to Burton Makepeace and start poking around while an elaborate “Murder Mystery Weekend” event that Piers has organized is underway; before long, a snowstorm strands the duo with the participants and knocks out everyone’s cell reception. 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. Agent: Kim Witherspoon, InkWell Management.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jason Isaacs is clearly having a rollicking good time narrating Kate Atkinson's latest Jackson Brodie novel. It's jammed full of Agatha Christie tropes--butlers, vicars, nobles, retired veterans, and detectives all trapped in a great house in a snowstorm--but they're all turned on their heads. The butler is Australian, the vicar has lost faith, the nobles are broke, and the Major keeps bees. And the detectives? Welcome back to PI Jackson Brodie, still laconic but now a grandfather, and to Reggie Chase, now a DC but still full of constant witty chatter. Isaacs develops a myriad of distinct accents with hugely appealing dashes of winking amusement and heart. He builds both the drama and the absurdist humor to a laugh-out-loud crescendo. An uplifting and joyful audio escape for everyone. A.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      January 1, 2025

      Atkinson's delicious sixth Jackson Brodie novel (following Big Sky) finds Yorkshire PI Brodie and Detective Constable Reggie Chase confronted with all the tropes that Agatha Christie fans could wish for--a series of perplexing art thefts, an epic snowstorm, a body at the foot of the stairs, a grand but declining country estate, a murderer loose on the moors, and a murder-mystery weekend. Actor Jason Isaacs narrates with aplomb, presenting grumpy but lovable Jackson's attempts to uncover the perpetrator as he navigates a cast of vibrantly embodied characters, including his disagreeable employers, Ian and Hazel Padgett; a troupe of delightfully over-the-top actors; an army major who finds a new lease on life; a vicar who's lost his faith (and later, his ability to speak); and a mysterious hired companion. Though listeners may need time to adjust to the dazzling array of characters as they track the myriad juicy clues, Isaacs's spot-on accents, distinct character portraits, and steady pacing keep the novel on track. VERDICT A treat for audio mystery listeners, with just the right amount of suspense, humor, and intrigue. Atkinson's many fans will be pleased.--Sarah Hashimoto

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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