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Mystery · 2006 · PG-13

One Good Turn

by Kate Atkinson

Jackson Brodie witnesses a road rage incident in Edinburgh that pulls him into a web of murder, crime, and unlikely connections.

For14+GenreMysteryLength400 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Crime fiction violence including murders and thriller confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate language in the literary crime fiction tradition

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult references

Substance Use

Barely any

Brief substance references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of coincidence, connection, and the ripple effects of violence

What this book is about

The second Jackson Brodie novel features the author's intricate plotting and literary crime sensibility. Violence is crime fiction level. Some adult content. Appropriate for adult literary crime readers.

Notes for sensitive readers

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Crime fiction violence

Literary thriller

Murder mystery

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