The release date for the English version of 'One Good Turn' by
Kate Atkinson is Sep 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
People waiting in line outside a cinema on a gorgeous summer day see a horrific case of road rage when someone taps their fender, setting off an almost murderous onslaught. A bystander is Jackson Brodie, a former police officer, former private investigator, and recent billionaire.
Jackson is forced to interact with a number of people as a result of the incident, including the wife of a dishonest real estate mogul, a prominent mystery author, a strange Russian lady, and a female police investigator. All of them have secrets to hide, are seeking money, love, redemption, or a way out, or all of the above, and they all contribute to forcing Jackson to come out of retirement and into the center of several mysteries that come together to form a single, evil plan.
According to Laura Miller for Salon, Kate Atkinson "writes such fluid, sparkling prose that an ingenious plot almost seems too much to ask, but we get it anyway." Atkinson has produced a book that fascinates and surprises readers from the start to the final page. He has a sharp eye for the excesses of contemporary life, a sympathetic knowledge of the frailties of the human heart, and a gift for twisty and turning storylines.