Death at the Sign of the Rook

byKate Atkinson, Jason Isaacs (Read by)

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The highly anticipated return of Jackson Brodie, 'like all good detectives, a hero for men and women alike' The Times

'Enjoy all the excitement of a 'Murder Mystery' weekend in the charmingly atmospheric surroundings of Rook Hall, a country house hotel located within Burton Makepeace House, one of England's premier stately homes...'

Jackson Brodie has been summoned by two siblings to the home of a deceased romantic novelist to investigate a missing painting - also the mother's carer, who conveniently went missing at the same time.

Lady Milton is living in very reduced circumstances at Burton Makepeace House. Her son has very modern ideas making money, few of which appeal to her. And now their prize painting by Turner has gone missing. Indeed so has her helper, Sophie - the only person she felt she could really talk to. Th person called to investigate this case is DC Reggie Chase.

As Jackson begins to investigate other thefts in the area, his research leads him to Lady Milton, Burton Makepeace & a reunion with Reggie. With a vicar who has lost his faith, a returned soldier trying to reinvent his life, an escaped prisoner on the loose, a huddle of doting spinsters AND a dead Nanny, the stage is set for a country house showdown like no other.

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

About Kate Atkinson

KATE ATKINSON is one of the world’s foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Life After Life, an acclaimed BBC TV series, won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did A God in Ruins. Two further historical novels – Transcription and Shrines of Gaiety - were also Sunday Times bestsellers. She has published two critically acclaimed collections of short stories: Not the End of the World and Normal Rules Don’t Apply.

Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky and the most recent, Death at the Sign of the Rook, was a number one bestseller.

Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

For information about Kate’s books, including her Jackson Brodie series, visit www.kateatkinson.co.uk
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  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529919066
  • Length: 572 minutes
  • Price: £16.00
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