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    Three Graves Full

    Written by Jamie Mason

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    More than a year ago, mild-mannered Jason Getty killed a man he wished he'd never met. But just as he's learning to live with the undeniable reality of what he's done, police unearth two bodies on his property - neither of which is the one Jason buried. Jason races to stay ahead of the consequences of his crime, and while chaos reigns on his lawn, his sanity unravels, snagged on the agendas of a colorful cast of strangers. A jilted woman searches for her lost fiance, a fringe dweller runs from a past that's quickly gaining on him, and a couple of earnest local detectives piece clues together - all in the shadow of a dead man who had it coming.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateFeb 26, 2013
    ISBN9781624064449
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    Jamie Mason

    Jamie Mason was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Washington, DC. She’s most often reading and writing, but in the life left over, she enjoys films, Formula 1 racing, football, traveling, and, conversely, staying at home. Jamie lives with her husband and two daughters in the mountains of western North Carolina. She is the author of Three Graves Full, Monday’s Lie, and The Hidden Things.

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    • 4/5
      Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason, a first-time author from North Carolina, is an intriguing American suspense novel with a British feel. The dark humor and creepy ambiguity of Three Graves Full – making readers feel equal sympathy for both Jason Getty, the murderer who buried a body in his backyard, and Leah Tamblin, the crime victim whose fiance is missing and suspected dead, not to mention the police detectives assigned to the case – will be appreciated by fans of Ruth Rendell’s psychological suspense and Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie novels and other crime fiction where the line between good and bad, law enforcement and criminals, gets a little blurry.Ironically, when the discovery Jason Getty has been dreading for seventeen months finally happens, it’s the discovery of a different body buried in the side yard, where the landscapers he hired to draw attention away from the back were digging, and which he had no idea was there when he bought the house almost two years before.At first the focus of the story is on Jason Getty and Leah Tamblin, but then county police detectives Tim Bayard and Ford Watts are brought in to investigate and readers see the case from their perspective and even, at times, from the perspective of Ford’s beloved canine partner Tessa, a Labrador retriever who investigates crime scenes by nose. (Bayard and Watts banter back and forth entertainingly and have a strong partner relationship that develops over the course of the book. I could see this becoming the first book in a series.) The perspective shifts back and forth and we get flashes of the past, too, filling in the story, which takes enough twists and turns to keep readers guessing.Read complete review at Bay State Reader's Advisory blog.
    • 3/5
      Jason Getty considers the murder he committed to be an accident, a crime of passion, a man truly reaching his breaking point and reacting without thinking out the consequences. Though he has finally found himself laughing and having hints of a normal life in the past year, he still thinks of Gary Harris, the man he killed, fairly often. That might be due to the proximity - Gary Harris is buried in Jason's backyard. When the landscaper comes to Jason's door saying he found something, Jason knows that he'll finally have to confess to his crime. Instead, the landscapers have found two other graves, and Jason has no clue who they belong to. This kicks off a story filled with suspense, never knowing who to believe, and a little trouble with keeping the characters and their histories straight. If you want an entertaining read, this is it.
    • 4/5
      Funny, it never occurred to me that Jamie Mason is female.... maybe because all the Jamies I know are male? Dunno. Not that I claim to define a writer's work by gender... I just blinked & thought "Huh." when I saw the back photo after finishing Three Graves Full.
      Fun book. Fun! If they make a movie of it, Tim Curry must be cast. And Neil Patrick Harris....
      There was a touch of slow building at first, but the hook was set well with Gary Harris (con man extraordinaire) and the detectives (Bayard & Watts) were likable but not dang perfect.
      And Tessa. I have friends who will love this book for Tessa.
      Thanks Jamie Mason for a very enjoyable debut - may you have many more to come!
    • 3/5
      The protagonist, Jason Getty, is plagued with nightmares over a murder that he committed and got away with. He cannot even bear to look in his own backyard, where the body is buried. Some landscapers are working on his yard, and one of them rings the doorbell and asks Jason to come take a look at something. Right away, Jason fears that his dirty little secret is out. Only, it's not! The landscapers have unearthed the remains of a different body that was buried under his bedroom window. When the forensic team comes out, they find another body buried on the other side of the house. Just how long will it be before Jason's secret is uncovered, and what will he do to ensure that it will stay buried forever?

      I wanted very much to like this book. I loved the idea of the story...it would make a fantastic movie. The characters had promise but they never reached their full potential. I found the reading..well, awkward for lack of a better word. I don't believe there is an adjective or a verb left in the English language as Ms. Mason used them all in this story. Not just every page, but each and every paragraph. It became annoying by page 10 and unbearable by page 100. I found I had to reread paragraphs to understand what she was trying to describe and then sometimes thought "What the heck is she talking about?" I loved Tessa the dog and the main character Jason was the highlight of the book.

      Actually I would have given it 2.5 stars if Shelfari had a star for "OK" . It was her first novel so maybe someone will tell her to cut the fancy prose and write the story.
    • 5/5
      Great read. Will definitely read more from this author. If you like quirky characters and a roller coaster ride that pulls you through to the end, don't want to miss this one. Sometimes it is justified to kill someone but maybe you shouldn't bury them in your own backyard. It can become a little messy when two other bodies pop up and you have no idea where they came from.
    • 3/5
      More than a year ago, Jason Getty killed a man in a fit of rage and buried him in his back yard. Since then, he's been consumed not with guilt, but with the fear of discovery. It's a fear that seems likely to come to fruition when some landscapers working in his front yard dig up another body -- one he knows nothing at all about.It's a fantastic premise, the kind of setup that hooks your attention immediately. Unfortunately (as, it seems, with far too many things I've been reading lately), the execution fails to live up to the concept. Part of it is that the plot is thin and relies on a few too many implausibilities and coincidences, and the characterization feels like it involves more telling than showing. Plus, the parts that are written from the POV of a dog just seem downright silly. But mostly my problem with this novel was in the writing style. It reads far too much as if the author was told in a creative writing class that every sentence should be vivid and every metaphor original, and took it entirely too much to heart. The prose isn't exactly purple, but it does have a forced, trying-too-hard quality that's deeply distracting. Which is really too bad, because some of Mason's sentences and metaphors are actually pretty clever, and might have worked well enough if they'd been employed with a lighter touch.As it is, though, I'd pretty much lost all the interest the premise originally generated by the time I got to the end.
    • 5/5
      Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason is a triple crown winner: Well-rendered and quirky characters, tight plotting, and humor on every page. Oh yeah, and a yard full of corpses. Pick up a copy. You will be drawn in from page one and the ride is wild.DP Lyle, award-winning author of the Samantha Cody and Dub Walker thriller series
    • 4/5
      This is a very well written book full of black humor and bordering on farce. The characters are well developed although generally not likable. I really liked the dog though. I would say that one of its biggest appeals to me was that it was just so different for me. You really need to read it for yourself. It is really worth a try.
    • 5/5
      I read an author interview before I dug into the book. (Sorry, no pun intended.) I love to see where a writer's mind goes from one simple idea, or in this case, a newspaper headline. Every detail that played out had you waiting to see where it would go from there. Each character was so unique - you wanted to know more about them. I love when books aren't written chapter by chapter - in order. You want to know what's next & you have to go back & find out how they got there. Love it. It's not a gory murder mystery - it's truly a unique, fabulous read. I don't share many books with my husband. We both enjoyed this one. I look forward to more from this author for sure!
    • 3/5
      It was hard to get into this book - I LOVED LOVED the premise of the book I thought it was brilliant. However, I had a hard time keeping up with the characters and nothing is more annoying to me than switching character perspectives right in the middle of something or even in general. I think it's a good start for the author and I believe she can only get better but with a few tweaks. It maybe a book that someone else may love and besides thinking the premise is great, likes the character perspectives changing every paragraph...I, however, couldn't enjoy it as much.
    • 1/5
      Despite the rave reviews on the jacket of this book, I didn't find it compelling and I couldn't stick with it. The book has a great opening line, but from there loses its way with words. I felt like the author was trying to be hard-edged and just missed the mark.
    • 4/5
      Three Graves Full is one of the best new psychological thrillers. It is hard to believe this is a debut novel for the author is quite comfortable in their writing. The story flows smoothly, and it twists around a path to a final destination that you wouldn't expect. I saw it going one way, but I was surprised. The inner workings of Jason's mind are fascinating. His feelings were portrayed so well I could almost excuse his murdering Harris and putting him in the back yard. He was such a sorry little fellow. I am sure that he never considered there could be other bodies buried there that may lead to trouble when he buried one. I mean, who does that, besides him? Watching as he tried to work his way out of his predicament is darkly entertaining. When the landscapers find two other bodies, you assume the third will also be found and Jason's jig will be up. The author spins around that little hitch. When Jason decides to dig up the body he buried and get rid of it before it is found, you also assume that will be his demise. Some how the author makes it work and weaves his fate in a different colored cloth. Jason turns out more like the man he murdered, the characteristics he looked up to anyway. I highly recommend you read this satisfying murder mystery. It is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.I was given a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I really didn't know what I was expecting from this book, but had I had any expectations, I'd have to say this far exceeded them. This was a well-paced read that immerses you in the story from the get go.

      As the title suggests, there are three graves full, all on one property, Jason Getty's property. Jason knows about one of the graves. He should; he's the one who put the body there and it's been tormenting him for more than a year. What he didn't know is that his property has two more graves interred in his garden! Those bodies are discovered when Jason decides to have a little lawn maintenance done and from there, the dominos start to fall.

      As the stories unfold and we have flashbacks from Jason, and Leah, the fiance of one of the victims, you completely empathize and understand why Jason murdered that person and hid the body. And as you learn about the other two victims on the property, you kinda rationalize it out as well. The bodies are stacking up, but who did what? And why? And can we forgive and forget and move on?

      Jason's memories are very reminiscent of "The Tell-Tale Heart". He isn't a violent person so this is eating at him, bit by bit, day by day, at odd moments it rears its ugly head.

      Mysteries such as these bring up subtle moral questions that would make for great book club discussion. Do you want Jason to get away with what he did? What about Leah's actions at the end? Should Bayard pursue his instincts?

      Received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This releases on February 12, so go get it! Definitely recommended for a lively discussion book club read as you can discuss the moral choices and your own visceral reaction to the plot. As for me? I was satisfied with the ending.
    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable read. It took a while to grab my interest, but the psychological complexity of the characters and their interactions, particularly between Jason and Gary, soon showed the quality of the writing , which was maintained throughout. Has a slightly film-script feel to it, but this didn't spoil the quality of the characters or the plot.
    • 4/5
      OMG! The landscaper dug up a dead body in my front shrub bed! Now, he wants to call 911. I can’t let him do that. They’ll find Gary Harris whom I buried in the back yard!Thus begins the tortured psychological dilemma of Jason Getty as buried bodies begin to be unearthed seemingly right and left in his yard. Three Graves Full binds the fate of four individuals and a dog together in a single eventful night. Grammatically well written, suspenseful, and told with detailed description of police procedures, the author explores the psycho-drama playing out in multiple character’s minds as they deal with the thin red edge of paranoia and obsession.The book contains multiple well-developed characters. None of them knew each other before the night their lives collided, but each has issues from their past driving their present. Jason, a woefully inadequate man, invites manipulation and victimization until his fear and frustration explode like a carbuncle. Gary Harris is a leech who preys on the weak bleeding them dry. Leah Tamlin is a woman driven by an insatiable demand for truth. The nature of the truth doesn’t matter as long as Leah knows the story. Boyd Montgomery is a man driven by self-righteousness; a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner, but in his mind, only when others drive him to it. Ford Watts is a detective driven by a need to protect the weak and helpless. Tessa is Ford’s dog, driven a need to help Ford.The lives of all of these people collide in one big tragic calamity of errors that are as humorous as they are tragic. The dark underlying events defy laughing aloud or even openly smiling at the overwhelming stupidity driving the characters in the story. Suspense reigns as the characters live through their own little psycho-hells. Having said that, I think the author is extremely talented, but I also think she tries much too hard. The reader is bogged down in description and vocabulary and I found myself very impatient with the author’s writing style and that made this a very long book. The story could have told itself in fewer pages and in much less verbosity. Personally, I prefer verbs to adjectives and adverbs; actions to descriptions.Lovers of thrillers, especially psycho-thrillers will love this book; but they’ll need to be patient with it. This book was provided by a library. The above review represents my honest opinion of the book.
    • 2/5
      Like this author, but this was not a book I dug. Scattered, and far too lengthy. I think she needs a new editor.
    • 4/5
      Jamie Mason has written one of my favorite opening lines for a book to date: “There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard.” In fact, the first chapter left me wishing I hadn’t started reading with just a few minutes to kill before heading out to work. I could have easily finished this book in one sitting given the opportunity.In THREE GRAVES FULL, Jason Getty is the man with a body in his backyard, and just as he’s starting to believe he has gotten away with murder, two other graves are found on his property. The investigation into those deaths brings chaos to his previously almost peaceful existence.Leah Tamblin has also found a tentative peace after the disappearance of her fiancé until the bodies in that yard are identified. Her search for truth and the serenity she hopes it will bring draws her to Jason’s property, and the story builds until most of the primary (still living) characters – including one amazing dog -- end up in Jason Getty’s yard one crazy night. What follows is action that left me flipping pages quickly and descriptions of horrors that left my stomach churning even while I appreciated the macabre humor of the scenes.Mason has managed to combine the thriller and literary genres well, and one of the only flaws of the book is that the pretty prose sometimes gets in the way of the action. However, I don’t mind savoring a well written sentence and when Leah “stumbled back into the house on widow-weighted feet,” or when a detective turned down “coffee brewed in bereavement,” I paused to mark the page so I could return to Mason’s wonderful descriptions when done with the book. In fact, I’ll leave you with another of my favorite quotes: “Guilt wears track shoes. Sprint, marathon, or cross-country, it doesn’t matter. It runs tireless to catch you, and it carries a sledgehammer.”*This book was an Advance Review Copy (ARC) I received from the publisher through Net Galley. I did not receive payment in exchange for this review.
    • 1/5
      I gave up on this about 1/2 way through. Like many other reviewer noted, the author has a lot of promise, but this book just isn't very good. A tighter narrative line could have held the multiple points of view together; without that it read like several stories stacked together. The bereaved and the murderers had a sameness to them. They all had secret-ish reasons to be grateful for the deaths, and all of them seemed to be kinda shitty people. The police characters were much more realistic, and the dog was my favorite character, although that latter preference isn't surprising :)

      I'd like to see this author grow into what was attempted in this volume.

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    • 3/5
      Book Info: Genre: ThrillerReading Level: AdultRecommended for: fans of twisty thrillersTrigger Warnings: murderMy Thoughts: This book is described as “darkly funny” and compared to a Coen brothers film, but I really didn't laugh very much. There is a lot of irony and strangeness, but I didn't really find most of it very funny, although I did like this comment: “Jason felt a brief statistical curiosity over how many people died annually because they couldn't move when they should.”That said, it wasn't a bad book. The twists and turns kept on going, and if you like dogs you will adore Tessa. My favorite character was Ford Watts; I would love to read a book that was all about Ford. But he's a fairly minor character in this book. That seems to be usually the way it goes for me.Nothing wrong with the book, but I didn't really find it anything particularly special either. I think a lot of folks will like it well enough, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes thrillers.Disclosure: I received an e-galley from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.Synopsis: "There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard.”But it could always be worse. . . .More than a year ago, mild-mannered Jason Getty killed a man he wished he’d never met. Then he planted the problem a little too close to home. But just as he’s learning to live with the undeniable reality of what he’s done, police unearth two bodies on his property—neither of which is the one Jason buried.Jason races to stay ahead of the consequences of his crime and while chaos reigns on his lawn, his sanity unravels, snagged on the agendas of a colorful cast of strangers. A jilted woman searches for her lost fiancé, a fringe-dweller runs from a past that’s quickly gaining on him, and a couple of earnest local detectives piece it together with the help of a volunteer police dog—all of them in the wake and shadow of a dead man who had it coming. As the action unfolds, each discovers that knowing more than one side of the story doesn't necessarily rule out a deadly margin of error.
    • 3/5
      Synopsis: Jason Getty’s life is a mess. His wife left him, then died; his father-in-law wants to disinherit him; his ‘best friend’ brutalizes him; and to top it all off Jason commits murder and gets away with it, at least until two bodies he never knew about are found buried next to his house.Review: This is a first novel for Jamie Mason and is pretty good. Its short-comings are associated with too much introspection by the main character ~ this gets monotonous. However, there are some very humorous sections and the plot is well crafted. The book is worth a read.
    • 2/5
      A great premise; guy kills guy and buries him in his yard. A year later when landscapers are working on his property, they discover the remains of someone, then another. Neither the one the owner killed. I was all excited by this idea.The main character Jason is falling apart, first by the murder he committed then by trying to get rid of the body after the police have investigated the other two. The story goes into each character’s development and motives as the police try and solve this case or cases. I found it to be too confusing and it dragged somewhat that it took so long for me to finish. This is supposed to be dark humor; dark, yes, but funny; no. I didn’t chuckle. It was a miss for me.
    • 3/5
      You've gotta like a farce with this many bodies in it, and once this book got going, I did really enjoy it. Unfortunately it took until about a third of the way through to actually get going. There are a few too many PoV characters for my taste, and a lot of jumping around, but they are all very distinct characters so it's not usually disorienting, except when you have to reconcile yourself to learning the inside of yet another person's head. Still, it's a good story, lots of fun and a reasonable amount of suspense. I'd recommend it to people who enjoy Bones (the TV show, not the books) or wanted something like Janet Evanovich but with more substance.
    • 4/5
      A novel with one corpse in it is likely to be grim or morbid or scary. A novel with thousands of corpses is likely to be serious, depressing, horrific. A novel with three corpses may very well be darkly humorous, as is this intriguing suspense tale by a first time author. In this book, little milquetoast Jason Getty murders a criminal who has been bullying him, and buries him in his backyard. He gets away with it, but is always haunted by guilt. When landscapers discover two other bodies on his property, courtesy of another local murderer, he is understandably panic-stricken, and decides to dig up his own victim. As cops start investigating and the widow of one of the murdered people gets involved, things get crazy. A good third of the book is devoted to a confusing middle-of-the-night struggle among murderers, victims and cops. It is a fast, fun read, very witty in a macabre Way, and the characterizations are rich and interesting. Dog lovers note: possibly the best character in the book is Tessa, the German shepherd who is, as is typical of the breed, kind and loyal and smart.
    • 4/5
      Jamie Mason's debut novel, Three Graves Full, has a doozy of an opening line:"There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in the backyard."How can one resist reading onward? Jason Getty killed a man and buried his body in the backyard. But that is not the immediate problem. The landscaping crew that Getty hired to put plants in his front yard found a dead body, and it's not the one that Getty buried.The police arrive and they find a second body buried in the front yard; again, not the one that Getty buried. Getty starts to panic, and like a cross between an Edgar Allen Poe story and a Cohen brothers movie, this novel turns the screws tighter.The detectives find a bloody purse inside one of the walls, belonging to the woman who used to live in Getty's house: she is one of the dead bodies. The other body belonged to a guy who had been missing for a few years. Using a luminol light, they show Getty where the crime took place in the master bedroom. But there is also blood in the living room, where Getty killed a man who tormented and bullied him.Getty is a quiet, lonely guy since his wife died. He's never been in trouble, never been violent. He meets a man who starts showing up unannounced at Getty's home, barging his way into Getty's life. This guy is bad news, a punk thief who eventually steals not only from Getty, but keeps evidence framing Getty for a robbery at his former father-in-law's mansion.Getty panics, believing he needs to move his dead body before the police find that one too. More people get involved in the story: the two detectives, the dead man in the front yard's fiancee, the man who killed the two people in the front yard and pretty soon you are racing through the pages to see just how this thing ends.Mason writes beautifully, as in this sentence about Getty staying close to home after his wife died."Ultimately, it would have been better for Jason to have undone, rather than simply lengthen, the apron strings to his original hometown."There is a lot of action here- chase scenes, fight scenes- and all of it had me biting my nails to the quick. Only one thing struck a false note. There is a terrific fight scene at Getty's house, where there are chairs overturned, and a door is smashed in, but when a detective goes to the home, he fails to see the broken door or the trashed living room. An experienced cop would have seen the broken door before he went in. Maybe I'm being too picky.Three Graves Full takes an average guy who makes a bad decision and has to extricate his way out, all the while digging himself a bigger hole. Mason kept my attention as I wondered what would happen to Getty, and her ending was a satisfying one indeed. She is an exciting new voice in suspense novels.
    • 4/5
      Three Graves Full By Jamie Mason was an extraordinarily fun, in a dark way, mystery with enough plot twists to keep me thoroughly engaged. I recommend Three Graves full to readers who enjoy mysteries and think Jamie Mason is an author to keep an eye on. I look forward to Mason’s next book.
    • 5/5
      Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason is one of the best books I have read in awhile. This book is such an exciting and different read that will keep the reader guessing until the very last page. You will read this book in one sitting, because there is always something new that is happening that won’t let you put the book down.This book revolves around three different graves on one man’s property. Jason Getty is a mild-mannered man that finds himself in a predicament that ultimately ends up with him killing and burying a man on his property. Unfortunately, two other bodies are found on his property which causes Getty to scramble to cover up his own crime. When Getty is digging up the body, several other characters show up and a race to save him and others occurs. However, will Getty be able to save everyone and get away with his own crimes?I highly recommend this new thrilling read, especially if you like thrillers with unsuspecting twists. Jamie Mason demonstrates clearly he knows how to write a new and different thriller with an unsuspecting ending. You will think you have it figured out, but just wait because you don’t!
    • 4/5
      I recently saw the movie "Seven Psychopaths" and that is what this book reminded me of, without all the graphic violence. A black comedy of errors, things that should not work together somehow do and even though you can see what is coming one never knows what is right around the corner. Quite amazing for a first time novelist, great characters and a fascinating plot. Well done, look forward to the next book.Can't wait to see what this author writes next.
    • 4/5
      I was hopeful about this book. Mason is a good writer, but needs to hone her mystery chops a little more. There were some nail biting moments, but they were , at times, cocooned in more words than were necessary. I found myself skipping and skimming. She tried very hard to get inside each characters mind to let the reader know what they were thinking and their motivation for doing what they were doing. Note to author - sometimes it's better to leave some things to the imagination. Having said all that if there's a follow up I'd like to know more about Ford, Maggie and Tessa (gotta love the dog!)
    • 3/5
      Jamie Mason's debut novel, a purported literary thriller titled "Three Graves Full," features many flashes of very good writing. Too often, those flashes are separated too far in a mundane plot piloted by primary characters of limited appeal, and secondary ones of equally limited depth. The book's publishers hammer over and again that Mason's "Three Graves Full" treads in the footsteps of the Coen Brothers' films, but the only one of those that Mason's book (infrequently) brings to mind is "Fargo." At its core, "Three Graves Full" is sufficiently well written for its readers to pass a few pleasurable hours with it. That said, its intrigue is grounded far more in the author's undeniable talent and potential than in the people and story between its covers. The promise of this book is that Jamie Mason's future novels will fulfill the considerable promise sporadically hinted at in "Three Graves Full."
    • 3/5
      With the first line, I thought I would love this novel. And I did, in spurts. Jamie Mason's writing is poetic and filled with imagery. Those beautiful lines work well when sprinkled throughout. However, when used continuously, as is the case here, the writing, for me, becomes tiresome. I often felt like I was working too hard to get to the heart of the story. I wanted more substance and less flowery prose.The main character is, by his own admission, dull. But that would have worked had the supporting cast been better developed. And, while I love dogs and enjoyed Tessa's role in this story, the few sections narrated by her felt out of place. The plot is intriguing and there are some great moments here. Taken as a whole, though, it was just okay for me.