One Good Turn

 

                       
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Title
One Good Turn
Author Kate Atkinson
Genre Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Literary Fiction
Format N/A

 

Book Description

One Good Turn is a darkly comic crime novel set during the Edinburgh Festival, where a seemingly minor road-rage incident spirals into multiple interconnected crimes involving fraud, violence, and long-buried secrets. Featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie, the novel explores chance, revenge, and the unpredictable consequences of human behavior.

About Author

Kate Atkinson is a British novelist renowned for her inventive narrative structures, dark humor, and emotionally resonant storytelling. Born in York, England, in 1951, she studied English literature at the University of Dundee and later worked in a variety of jobs before achieving literary success.

Atkinson first gained major recognition with her debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995), which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. She is widely admired for novels such as Life After Life and A God in Ruins, as well as the Jackson Brodie detective series, which blends Crime Fiction with literary depth. Her work frequently explores memory, family, time, war, and the role of chance in shaping human lives.

  

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