One Good Turn

Atkinson's bright voice rings on every page, and her sly and wry observations move the plot as swiftly as suspense turns the pages of a thriller.-San Francisco ChronicleTwo years after the events of Case Histories left him a retired millionaire, Jackson Brodie has followed Julia, his occasional girlfriend and former client, to Edinburgh for its famous summer arts festival. But when he witnesses a man being brutally attacked in a traffic jam - the apparent victim of an extreme case of road rage - a chain of events is set in motion that will pull the wife of an unscrupulous real estate tycoon, a timid but successful crime novelist, and a hardheaded female police detective into Jackson's orbit. Suddenly out of retirement, Jackson is once again in the midst of several mysteries that intersect in one giant and sinister scheme.Compelling and always entertaining. -USA TodayOne Good Turn crackles with energy and imagination. -Chicago TribuneAtkinson's tart prose sparkles. -Entertainment WeeklyEntertaining both as a murder mystery and as a sprawling multi-character study in the best post-Nashville tradition. -The OnionA remarkable feat of storytelling bravado. -Washington Post n