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by Kate Atkinson
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 4 years ago
I don't know if I liked this book or was appalled by it. A little bit of both. This was a confusing mishmash of characters and the book takes forever to get going. Jackson and Julia are toxic as anything. There's a scene we get via Jackson and we learn about him and Julia and I just wanted to sc...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 7 years ago
Though he makes his living writing crime novels, Martin Canning is a shy, gentle man. But when he witnesses a road rage incident at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he steps in to save a stranger from being beaten to death. The story begins in the point of view of the beaten man, and he does something...
Angel's Book Reviews 2.0
Angel's Book Reviews 2.0 rated it 10 years ago
54. ONE GOOD TURN, BY KATE ATKINSON (Book 2 of Jackson Brodie)The second book in the Jackson Brodie series; I liked the first one and I’m allowed to read up to the third one this year (and I will, I’m a sucker for series).Synopsis: Jackson is in Edinburgh for a Festival where his girlfriend, Julia, ...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
bookshelves: autumn-2013, one-penny-wonder, paper-read, published-2006, series, bedside, handbag-read Read from September 07 to 18, 2013 One penny wonder, LavenhamMy cover has a decapitated green and white tour bus rolling along Princes Street, where the blurred backdrop is the castle.Opening: H...
Overdue
Overdue rated it 11 years ago
One Good Turn requires your attention. Jackson Brodie, the retired policeman, retired detective, does one good thing. He offers help to Martin Canning, who has helped a man who is a victim of road rage. This is the straightforward, easy part. From here, the novel becomes four or six or eight threads...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
One penny wonder, LavenhamMy cover has a decapitated green and white tour bus rolling along Princes Street, where the blurred backdrop is the castle.Opening: He was lost. He wasn't used to being lost. ¡¡WIMP WHACKS WOOD-WIELDING WANKER!! This has been my reward for busy days; a little Good Turn on ...
Brick
Brick rated it 12 years ago
Another first rate entertainment, an engaging mystery that gradually reveals surprising depths as the novel progresses throughout, excellent characterizations, bitingly funny social commentary, and a surprising ending.
Lillie Loves to Read
Lillie Loves to Read rated it 13 years ago
What's not to like about Jackson Brodie?
Story Driven
Story Driven rated it 13 years ago
I didn't enjoy this one as much as case histories. It was a much more insecure Jackson Brody.
Kim Reads and Bakes
Kim Reads and Bakes rated it 13 years ago
This is the second novel in the series of which ex-soldier, ex-police officer and newly wealthy ex-private detective Jackson Brodie is the chief protagonist. Just as in the first book in the series, Case Histories, the story is told from the point of view of a number of different characters, whose ...
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