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Friday, September 28, 2012
One Good Turn / Kate Atkinson 418 p.
This is the second in the Jackson Brodie series, and it's just as good as all
the others I've read. It's tempting to say that Atkinson just writes mysteries
to give herself a scaffold for developing her intriguing characters. The
problem with that theory is that Atkinson doesn't 'just write' anything. Her
mysteries are so darned good: well-plotted, perfectly paced, and full of great
surprises. This one features a Scottish mystery writer who spends most of his
life in a dream state which ends when he crosses paths with a
psycho with a baseball bat at an Edinburgh drama festival. Throw a marauding
real estate developer and a highly dubious housecleaning service in and you have
all the ingredients for a satisfying read.
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