Death at the Sign of the Rook

A Jackson Brodie Book

De: Kate Atkinson

Narrado por: Jason Isaacs

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.

©2024 Kate Atkinson (P)2024 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Hilarious. . . Agatha Christie fans will recognize the territory. . . Atkinson's funniest book yet."—Minnesota Star Tribune

"Harkens back to classic detective fiction. . . [Brodie's] sixth adventure [is] open to all—to Atkinson aficionados who will lap up this latest installment in the series, and to newcomers who can enjoy it as both a standalone work and a suitable entry-point to Brodie's world. . . Boldly original. . . Gripping. . . Atkinson at her most playful. She impresses with her tightly constructed, satisfyingly complex mystery laced with Agatha Christie references, and with her observations of modern life and human nature"—The Boston Globe

"[The] singular greatness [of the Jackson Brodie series] lies in Atkinson's celebration of coincidence and fortuity, her wayward plots whose threads become cunningly entwined, and, not least, her mordant wit. . . Atkinson's brilliant wit, dark humor and undimmed relish for human awfulness are still very much intact and are displayed throughout [DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK]. . . Highly entertaining"—The Washington Post

I have read and adored everything KA has written until now-

Disjointed,meandering, cast of a thousand characters, burdened by detail upon detail of little if any significance let alone interest-
The entire book was crazy making

I wish I had not read it

A Different Kind of Brodie Book

I was disappointed by this book. Lots of zany "cozy mystery" rabbit holes. Reggie has a major storyline, Jackson does not. . Louise only makes the briefest appearance. In other words, not enough of the characters I really wanted to see. Lots of silliness about the British upper crust of quasi-artstocracy and a faithless Anglican Church vicar, among other forgettable characters. There was a twisty resolution.
The narration, by Jason Isaacs, was wonderful.

Thoughtful Character development

I love the Jackson Brody series!! And some of my fav characters were back 🫶🏼 it was a great fun read.

Good mystery, funny

I really enjoyed the narrator, however, this may be a book best read as there are a lot of characters and each has a long backstory.

It was funny at times, a good mystery. However, in the end, some of the characters had nothing really to do with the story plot, but they took up hours of the book, so I wasn’t really sure what the point of that was. It seemed to drag on before you finally got to the good stuff. But in the end, it did make me want to try the rest of her Brodie books.

Best mystery series ever!

Kate Atkinson excels in characterization and plot twists, peppered with laugh-out-loud descriptions. I’ve enjoyed all her novels but especially this series. I hope this isn’t the last Jackson Brodie novel. Several reviewers have commented that the plot is confusing / unclear. I recommend reading the preceding novels to avoid this.

Great

Kate Atkinson at her best as you can imagine. Love Love Love Love Love this!

Incredible audiobook

Fantastic book six in this fabulous series Jackson Brodie is witty and pragmatic and I enjoyed this book very much!

The best Jackson Brodie in a long time.

I loved the reader and all the additional characters. Ben was great as well as the Lady of the House. Things got a little confusing at the end but all’s well that ends well.

loved the vibe

Great cast of characters. fun read. dogs and a vicar and Jackson. totally enjoyed it

Great narrator

Well, a lot of the time i couldn’t even figure out where the story was going. Rather disjointed. But i liked the narrator so much i keep going