One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson

Jackson Brodie expected a pleasant, restful vacation in Edinburgh with his girlfriend, Julia.  Shortly after his arrival a  number of  unsavoury events occurred which seemed to conspire against this. He became embroiled in a fight, a possible murder, and several other wicked crimes.  Retirement should be much calmer that this.  It's not only Brodie that had a bad several days.  Author Martin Canning had no intentions of attacking a motorist,  Paul Bradley didn't plan to become a victim of road rage, and Graham Hatter naturally assumed he'd continue to get away with his secret trysts.

I first met the character of Jackson Brodie in Ms. Atkinson's earlier book Case Histories.  I was amazed how the author could take such seeming un-connected incidences and tie them together back to a missing child.  She did not fail to amaze again.  I sat riveted, page after page, waiting to see how these stories would pull together.  I was not to be disappointed.  The only part of the story I didn't like was the character of Julia.  She was a wet noodle the whole way through.  Then again, that's exactly how she was planned to appear.  Sorry, can't say any more on that.  This was a terrific story and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through.  And no, I didn't guess at the final outcomes of the various story lines.  Right to the end, they were surprises.

When I purchased this book, I also purchased a copy of the next Jackson Brodie book When Will There be Good News? and am looking forward to reading it.

Visit author Kate Atkinson's website for a complete listing of her books, including her latest Started Early, Took My Dog.

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