THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (August 2024) DISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL FROM THE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETY '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 'Christie
would be proud . . . I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its
farcical denouement. Atkinson is brilliant ' Observer **SPECIAL FIRST EDITION PRINT RUN:
With an exclusive design underneath the dust jacket and Author Q&A available while stocks
last** ***** Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night's end
a murderer will be revealed. Ex-detective 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 painting. But one theft leads to another including the disappearance of a valuable
Turner from Burton Makepeace home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country
house Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel hosting Murder Mystery
weekends. As paying guests a vicar an ex-army officer impecunious aristocrats and old
friends converge we are treated a fiendishly clever mystery one that pays homage to the
masters of the genre-from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers. Brilliantly inventive with all
of Atkinson's signature wit wordplay and narrative brio Death at the Sign of the Rook may be
Jackson Brodie's most outrageous and memorable case yet. **** ' Sharp droll and knowing as
ever Atkinson has huge fun with the set-up the supporting cast is terrific and the rueful
Brodie ever more mindful of the passing years feels like an old friend.' Guardian '
Delicious character studies... fine writing wit originality and eccentricity - even as it
induces a warm glow' Telegraph 'Another brilliant addition to her impressive oeuvre Atkinson
masterfully blends intricate plotting with rich character development delivering a mystery
that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging .' Glamour 'The set-up is a
delight paying homage to traditional Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries - the characters
are well-drawn their stories unfolding alongside each other until gradually the strands unite
keeping the reader guessing how they will ultimately tie together. A great read .' PA Media '
Superior writing ...a highly entertaining read' Grazia Kate Atkinson Sunday Times bestseller
August 2024
