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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 minute to the last.

©2006 Kate Atkinson (P)2020 Little, Brown & Company Crime Fiction Detective Mystery Private Investigators Fiction Crime Witty Heartfelt
Compelling Characters • Intricate Plot • Humorous Writing • Clever Twists • Engaging Storylines • Comedic Timing
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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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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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This the second book I've read by Kate Atkinson and is even more riveting than the first book I read

Exciting from the beginning to the end

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I can’t tell if this just great writing and narration or just a kool mystery. Obviously it is both

Great writing; great narration

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Story was slightly difficult to follow initially. Performance was the best I’ve ever heard! Excellent!

Excellent performance!!

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Entertaining, witty, and funny crime mystery from page one to the end. Atkinson masterfully weaves the suspects and characters together in almost ridiculous but humorous series of events. Loved it!

Fantastic! Entertaining, witty, and funny to the e

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I like a book that has a lot of detail and character development, but this is the first book that I’ve ever read that gave more detail than actual story. Way Way way too much filler and details about characters that just come and go. The mystery was good one, but they could’ve shaved off a third the book, and gotten to the conclusion faster. Great narrator.

Not for me.

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I really struggled to get into ANY of the characters. Unlike the first book that had a lot of emotional connection, this storyline just bounces everywhere. The narrator did a great job. It just wasn’t for me

Just ok

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