About the Author

Jamie Mason was born in Oklahoma City, but grew up in Washington, DC. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in the mountains of western North Carolina. She is the founder and editor of authorscoop.com. Three Graves Full is her first novel.

Reviews

Three Graves Full is something special - an offbeat, high-class, pacy mystery that blends black humour with dark lyricism, and deft, intricate plotting with dead-on psychological insight. A gem of a debut -- Tana French, author of In the Woods A cheerful murder story, with plenty of snap... Mason places her characters on a tightrope overlooking a feverish mixture of farce, emotion and thrillerish violence -- John Self Guardian The Coen Brothers meet Alfred Hitchcock in this darkly comic debut Daily Express Fresh and funny Sunday Telegraph A late contender for crime novel of the year ... carries some serious narrative heft ... hilarious -- Paul Connolly Metro A ripping good novel New York Times A remarkably assured debut, Three Graves Full is darkly funny, pleasingly offbeat and immensely entertaining -- Steve Mosby, author of Black Flowers An accomplished darkly comic tale -- Cathy Rentzenbrink The Bookseller Incredibly entertaining and suspenseful ... brilliant -- Kate Saunders The Times This debut crackles with tension and bone-dry humour Vogue Every magazine and newspaper will be talking about Three Graves Full. This is a very special book with delicious pages. I highly recommend the novel... to all crime fans Waterstones.com Mason strides confidently into Coen brothers territory with her highly entertaining, solidly plotted debut about loneliness and the need for companionship... With sly wit Mason tweaks genre cliches while respecting crime fiction tenets. Publishers Weekly Slickly done ... funny, wise and yuckier than CSI ... We don't just laugh at the plight of the characters, we care about them too, which is a rare and delightful achievement Bookoxygen This deftly crafted debut novel is for those who like their tales of suspense well crafted and their humour jet black Candis Surprising and darkly comic Woman and Home A kooky, confident debut... exciting and ambitious... The novel's greatest triumph is that it manages wit and originality in a market saturated with whodunits New Welsh Review