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Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason
Jun. 29th, 2014 12:49 amThe Blurb On The Back:
There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard.
But it could always be worse.
Lonely widower Jason Getty killed a man he wished he’d never met, and buried him behind his own house. But a year later, his gardeners dig up two other bodies, a man and a woman. Apparently unrelated, the stories behind each murder begin to unravel as Jason becomes entangled in a race against time, two determined police detectives and his own conscience.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jamie Mason’s debut novel is a black comedy about an inadvertent killer who finds himself in a nightmare that spirals out of control. Although it’s got a great premise and some humorous scenes, the prose was too purple for my taste and the overwriting stifles many of the scenes. At the same time, the characters are largely stock caricatures (although Jason does start to develop some depth towards the end). For what should have been a great read, I found myself increasingly bored by it and as such, I’m not sure I’d rush to check out Mason’s next book.
But it could always be worse.
Lonely widower Jason Getty killed a man he wished he’d never met, and buried him behind his own house. But a year later, his gardeners dig up two other bodies, a man and a woman. Apparently unrelated, the stories behind each murder begin to unravel as Jason becomes entangled in a race against time, two determined police detectives and his own conscience.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jamie Mason’s debut novel is a black comedy about an inadvertent killer who finds himself in a nightmare that spirals out of control. Although it’s got a great premise and some humorous scenes, the prose was too purple for my taste and the overwriting stifles many of the scenes. At the same time, the characters are largely stock caricatures (although Jason does start to develop some depth towards the end). For what should have been a great read, I found myself increasingly bored by it and as such, I’m not sure I’d rush to check out Mason’s next book.
