Monday's Lie - Hardcover

"Jamie Mason wields a pen that magically blends beautiful prose with unrelenting thrills. Each page delivers something new and fresh; in her hands, even the mundane becomes extraordinary. Grab a chair with a comfortable edge, because Mason will keep you poised there until the final page."
--Alex Adams, author of "White Horse"

""Three Graves "Full is something special - an offbeat, high-class, pacey mystery that blends black humor with dark lyricism, and deft, intricate plotting with dead-on psychological insight. This is a gem of a debut."
--Tana French, author of "In the Woods"

An extraordinary debut novel that ensnares the reader in its web of suspense and ratchets up the anxiety with each chapter..."Three Graves Full" is deep and dark, yet funny, a refreshing combination that snags the reader like a grappling hook--destined to become a success.--John M. Wills "New York Journal of Books "

Mason's prose is at times as lovely as poetry, and wry humor deftly offsets her grim tale to devastating effect. This tale has more twists than a corkscrew and you'll find yourself surprised at nearly every turn... Mason has written a quirky and downright thrilling treat that is not to be missed.--Kristin Centorcelli "Library Journal, Starred Review "

Not simply a great debut novel or a noble first effort; it is purely a wonderful book from beginning to end.... Pitch-perfect pacing, unforgettable descriptions, and quirky but realistic characters abound from page to page. It is a perfect one-sit read, not because there aren't places where you can comfortably stop, but because you simply will want to keep forging ahead... Take the hint and read it.--Joe Hartlaub "Bookreporter "

"A delightful frolic in a mysterious and unpredictable tour de force" of horrific efforts by a debut author. When it gets really weird, it is like quicksand, sucking you deeper. Peppered with delightful asides that made me chuckle, no good deed goes unpunished. Great twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. "--Clay Stafford "KillerNashville.com "

"A grieving fiance, a vindictive murderer and a police detective who won't accept simple answers drive a tale of blunders, violence and, remarkably, something like justice."--Portland Book Review

"Mason hooks the reader with her first sentence, "There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard." Even less when the bodies keep piling up, but their provenance remains murky. An astonishingly accomplished debut."--Booklist

"Jamie Mason has a terrific, terrifying imagination."--Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of THE ACCIDENT

"Dotted with moments of black comedy and pulsing with an undercurrent of deep sadness."--Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of THE SECRET PLACE

From the acclaimed author of the “ripping good” (The New York Times) debut novel Three Graves Full comes a new thriller about a woman who digs into her unconventional past to confirm what she suspects: her husband isn't what she thought he was.

Dee Aldrich rebelled against her off-center upbringing when she married the most conventional man she could imagine: Patrick, her college sweetheart. But now, years later, her marriage is falling apart and she’s starting to believe that her husband has his eye on a new life...a life without her, one way or another.

Haunted by memories of her late mother Annette, a former covert operations asset, Dee reaches back into her childhood to resurrect her mother’s lessons and the “spy games” they played together, in which Dee learned memory tricks and, most importantly, how and when to lie. But just as she begins determining the course of the future, she makes a discovery that will change her life: her mother left her a lot of money and her own husband seems to know more about it than Dee does. Now, before it’s too late, she must investigate her suspicions and untangle conspiracy from coincidence, using her mother’s advice to steer her through the blind spots. The trick, in the end, will be in deciding if a “normal life” is really what she wants at all.

With pulse-pounding prose and atmospheric settings, Monday’s Lie is a thriller that delivers more of the “Hitchcockian menace” (Peter Straub) that made Three Graves Full a critical hit. For fans of the Coen brothers or Gillian Flynn, this is a book you won’t want to miss.