One Good Turn
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One Good Turn
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Narrated by:
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Steven Crossley
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By:
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Kate Atkinson
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
The second Jackson Brodie novel (after Case Histories): literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription.
It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - a near-homicidal attack which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a murder suspect.
As the body count mounts, each member of the teeming Dickensian cast's story contains a kernel of the next, like a set of nesting Russian dolls. They are all looking for love or money or redemption or escape: but what each actually discovers is their own true self.
'An absolute joy to read...the pleasure of One Good Turn lies in the ride, in Atkinson's wry, unvanquished characters, her swooping, savvy, sarcastic prose and authorial joie de vivre' Guardian
© Kate Atkinson 2006 (P) Penguin Audio 2015
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- Monty
- 27-07-2019
Very clever & lots of dry subtle humour
BEST BOOK. Loved it so much I'm writing a review (first time after over 100 audio books).
It's the subtleties and dry humour that make this book so best give it your full attention.
A clever storyline and characters that make an impression. Gloria and Tatiana the most interesting but even Martin at times. The humour's dry, astute and subtle so give it your full attention.
Kate Atkinson must be a fascinating person to write characters like these. She's certainly very skilled.
Great narrator too.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-05-2020
Good not great
The first book in this series and the characters, had me enthralled from the start. This one took a while to get going. The characters were a bit bland, as we got further into the web of connection to Jackson, it was entertaining and clever, I enjoyed it, but didn’t love it.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2024
Wonderful story.
Loved the book, but found the reading annoying.
Female characters were trivialised with silly ‘old school’ voices.
Witty and enjoyable writing.
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- oliver
- 13-07-2018
v much enjoyed
I love the book - particularly the quirky characters whose stories cleverly interweave.
Narration good.
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- Jaz
- 19-01-2019
Enjoyable performance
I really enjoy the Brodie series! Multiple stories brilliantly & confusingly entwined. Crossley brings Brodie to life & makes the all characters relatable.
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- Alisha
- 31-07-2019
Dull and Poorly Written
Oh dear - what a dull book. Ending was terrible too. Nothing was explained. It just ended. Characters were annoying and everything just glossed over. I bought the whole series and I'll be returning the lot!!
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- Dudley
- 02-09-2019
I am writing this review to let you know don’t buy
I don’t think it is me but the plot (s) are all over the place. I’m at chapter 7 & I m having trouble remembering the story précis. I have replayed 5 times just to follow.
Perhaps easier in written form - that way one could go back & check.
Is anything going to happen?
It is truly so boring.
I am sorry to say I will ask for my money back.
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