u003cbu003eThe highly anticipated return of Jackson Brodie,u003c/bu003e u003cbu003e'like all good detectives, a hero for men and women alike' (u003ciu003eThe Times)u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'u003ciu003eBig Skyu003c/iu003e is laced with Atkinson's sharp, dry humour, and one of the joys of the Brodie novels has always been that they are so funny' (Observer)u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido, both at the discretion of his former partner Julia. It's a picturesque setting, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, seems straightforward, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into 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.
