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One Good Turn

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One Good Turn

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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On a beautiful summer day, crowds lined up outside a theater witness a sudden act of extreme road rage: a tap on a fender triggers a nearly homicidal attack. Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, new millionaire, is among the bystanders.

The event thrusts Jackson into the orbit of the wife of an unscrupulous real estate tycoon, a washed-up comedian, a successful crime novelist, a mysterious Russian woman, and a female police detective. Each of them hiding a secret, each looking for love or money or redemption or escape, they all play a role in driving Jackson out of retirement and into the middle of several mysteries that intersect in one sinister scheme.

Kate Atkinson "writes such fluid, sparkling prose that an ingenious plot almost seems too much to ask, but we get it anyway," writes Laura Miller for Salon. With a keen eye for the excesses of modern life, a warm understanding of the frailties of the human heart, and a genius for plots that turn and twist, Atkinson has written a novel that delights and surprises from the first page to the last. Crime Fiction Detective Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Fiction Crime Witty Heartfelt
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Intricate Plot • Compelling Characters • Humorous Writing • Clever Twists • Interwoven Storylines

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Aside from the book skipping through the first half of chapter 30, it went well.
A Brit humor at heart, I found myself laughing out loud a few times.
This was light hearted and a totally fun listen.
I will try this author again.

I enjoyed this book

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Great story paired with excellent narration. Steven Crossley does an amazing job with this book. Each character was identifiable brought vividly to life. Steven Crossley enhanced all of the dry humor. I caught myself laughing out loud. I wish he narrated all of the Jackson Brodie series

Good fun!

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I loved how the story came back together over and over. a great story! I almost want to read it again

complex and entertaining plot

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I listened to the first book in the series, Case Histories, and enjoyed it very much, although the narration was so-so. In this second book the only positive thing that stood out was the narration. The story was all over the place and generally uninteresting. The Jackson Brodie character in this book did not appeal to me at all.
I am glad this is over. I will give #3 a try.

Glad it’s over

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The complex, overlapping narratives in this constellation book provided entertainment, redemption and humor. Well done. Gonna go find other books by her. And of course Steven crossley is like friend by now.

Not formulaic

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