{"product_id":"death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","title":"Death at the Sign of the Rook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'How \u003cb\u003edelicious \u003c\/b\u003eto have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie's world but soon becomes a landscape that \u003cb\u003ecould only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Christie would be proud . . . I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its farcical denouement. Atkinson is \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to Rook Hall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stage is set. The players are ready. By night's end, a murderer will be revealed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEx-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one theft leads to another, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSharp, droll\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eknowing\u003c\/b\u003e as ever, Atkinson has \u003cb\u003ehuge fun\u003c\/b\u003e 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.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDelicious\u003c\/b\u003e character studies... \u003cb\u003efine writing, wit, originality \u003c\/b\u003eand eccentricity - even as it induces a warm glow' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAnother\u003cb\u003e brilliant addition \u003c\/b\u003eto her impressive oeuvre, Atkinson masterfully blends intricate plotting with rich character development, delivering a mystery that is \u003cb\u003eboth intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The set-up is a delight, paying homage to traditional \u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie-style\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cb\u003e great read\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003ePA Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSuperior writing\u003c\/b\u003e...a \u003cb\u003ehighly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e read' \u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Atkinson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, August 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53782163489106,"sku":"9780857526588","price":19.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_78f80089-08ef-4355-a0df-373b425eb789.jpg?v=1781736941","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}