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Narrated by:
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Jason Isaacs
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Written by:
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Kate Atkinson
About this listen
Instant international and New York Times best seller
Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies.
Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an ageing Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner, Julia. It’s picturesque, but there’s something darker lurking behind the scenes.
Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for a suspicious wife, seems straightforward, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him across a sinister network - and back into the path of someone from his past.
Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking new novel, both sharply funny and achingly sad, by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today.
©2019 Kate Atkinson (P)2019 Bond Street BooksWhat the critics say
"For those of you who do not know: Atkinson is one of the best writers working today, and her crime fiction, including novels featuring the now-retired Scottish inspector Jackson Brodie, rank among the finest." (The Washington Post)
"It's been eight years since Atkinson's last Jackson Brodie mystery, and, while the three historical novels she has written since then - all with some connection to WWII - have been uniformly brilliant, fans of the ever-brooding, painfully tenderhearted private investigator will be thrilled that Brodie is finally back.... Atkinson [has a] rare ability to create in a relatively few but stunningly deft brushstrokes at least a half-dozen characters with the depth and complexity to own their own novel. Another dazzler from a writer whose talents know no bounds." (Booklist, starred review)
"A small cast of characters collides and careens in a manner that straddles Greek tragedy and screwball comedy. The humour is sly rather than slapstick, and Atkinson is keenly interested in inner lives and motivations. There are villains, certainly...but even the sympathetic characters are complicated and compromised.... The deaths and disappearances that Jackson investigates change with every book, but the human heart remains the central mystery. The welcome return of an existential detective." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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- Judy A Taylor
- 2020-09-17
Big Sky
Another brilliant Atkinson story, very well voice acted. Accents were spot on. Intriguing plot, topical themes- more please KA!!
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- Under Ether
- 2019-12-16
Enjoyable
Entertaining novel. There are a lot of characters and interweaving stories, a bit of dark subject matter but some humorous twists and turns. I enjoyed it, despite some very improbable coincidences.
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- Avid Reader
- 2019-08-21
Kind of Jackson Brodie, kind of not
Brodie seemed along for the ride rather than a focal character. Good writing and character development with lots of side stories. Narrator was very good
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- Aaron Matheson
- 2020-09-09
4 hours in and STILL character development
Well narrated, has some promise, but let's get on with it! Having a hard time staying engaged with this one
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- Curlycanuk
- 2019-08-30
Current themes, relatable, exciting, suspenseful crime story
Excellent character building with edge of your seat mail biting ending. Complex intertwining of storylines. Loved it
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- TanyaE
- 2020-07-18
Slow start to an intertwined story
Until about 1/2 way through I had a hard time following the story. The author tells the story of a dozen different people with no apparent links between them. It isn't until halfway through that the connections start to form. While the story is well developed, it felt too slow to start and the end was also a bit drawn out. Overall I enjoyed it and would listen to another of her books.
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- JohnS
- 2019-07-24
I had missed Jackson Brodie
Another wonderful book from Kate Atkinson. The language and intricacies of the story is, as always captivating. The narration by Jason Isaacs is excellent. There are few authors whose work I do not hesitate in recommending, and K. Atkinson is one of them.
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- Jacqueline Woods-powell
- 2019-08-30
Atkinson creates the best fiction using recognizable and (mostly) ordinary characters
I really like the way Atkinson writes narrative. She is a connector of everyday things, people, idioms, and cliches. Atkinson’s ability to blend all of these factors into the comic and tragic make for an enjoyable read. There are plots and storylines aplenty, which are seamlessly woven together.
Some of Atkinson’s characters in Big Sky are from a part of society we don’t ever want to see, but we know it exists and we are drawn in. She is not frightened to tackle sensitive subject matter head on and she allows readers to peek behind the curtain into the everyday lives of the hidden.
This is an entertaining read, and fans of Atkinson’s Brodie books will not be disappointed.
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- Davena Ma
- 2019-07-28
Loved it!
Took me a bit to get used to the voice, but story so well written, and amazingly funny in spite of a gruesome subject.
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- Aditi Sen
- 2020-08-03
Not bad but too slow
I almost considered discontinuing after 40 mins. Seemed way too slow and had too many unnecessary descriptions. But it did pick up eventually. It’s a well narrated, decent story but I will admit to getting bored often.
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