Death at the Sign of the Rook - Kate Atkinson


A very entertaining novel. Number 6 in the Jackson Brodie series.

Some characters that appeared in previous episodes return and this together with a Murder Mystery Weekend in an old stately home provides enough ingredients for a joyous, chaotic murder story.
This and the previous Jackson Brodie books would be excellent for TV series.
Until now only "Case Histories" made it that far.
All in all I think this book fully deserves 5 Stars.

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