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A Single Shot [Paperback]

Matthew F. Jones (Author)

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Publication Date: 15 Sep 2011

Mulholland Books presents... A SINGLE SHOT

Anyone's life can change in an instant. In Matthew F. Jones's acclaimed novel, one man's world is overturned with a single shot.

Trespassing on what was once his family's land, John Moon hears a rustle in the brush and fires. But instead of the deer he was expecting, he finds the body of a young woman, killed by his stray bullet. A terrible dilemma is made worse when he stumbles upon her campground - and the piles of drugs and money concealed there.

Moon makes his choice: he hides the corpse, and takes the cash. His decision will have consequences he can neither predict or control.

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Anyone's life can change in an instant. In Matthew F. Jones's acclaimed novel, one man's world is overturned with a single shot.

Trespassing on what was once his family's land, John Moon hears a rustle in the brush and fires. But instead of the deer he was expecting, he finds the body of a young woman, killed by his stray bullet. A terrible dilemma is made worse when he stumbles upon her campground - and the piles of drugs and money concealed there.

Moon makes his choice: he hides the corpse, and takes the cash. His decision will have consequences he can neither predict or control.

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Product details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Mulholland Books (15 Sep 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1444729438
ISBN-13: 978-1444729436
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 391,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Breathtakingly good...With a supreme sense of place and marvellously drawn characters, especially Moon, there's that sense of destiny and despair that haunts the finest noir, including, of course, James M Cain's majestic The Postman Always Rings Twice. The comparison is entirely apt.' (Daily Mail )

'A backwoods drama that is part Crime and Punishment, part Deliverance, and all white-knuckled suspense...it packs a helluva punch' (People )

'A harrowing literary thriller...a powerful blend of love and violence, of the grotesque and the tender.' (New York Times Book Review )

'A terrific novel...you can hardly breathe while you're reading this book....his crisis evokes every palm-sweating, heart-stopping, seemingly undoable mistake you've ever made' (Los Angeles Times )

'A harrowing, high-voltage thriller...A gritty, claustrophobic blend of Jim Thompson and James Dickey.' (Publishers Weekly )

'Jones owns a fine writer's eye for the kind of details that matter.' (Washington Post )

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5.0 out of 5 stars a superbly balanced well crafted novel 16 Dec 2011

By P. Cranfield

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I really have no idea what some of the reviewers mean when they refer to the voyeuristic nature of the writing. The style adopted ensures that the horrific things that happen are viewed in a very objective way and are in no way exploitative. And quite where the 'hard sex' features I have no idea.

Essentially, this is a really well constructed novel in the trailer trash noir genre. The writing is concise, telling the story of one man's descent into his own personal hell as a result of one (very tragic) error.

Similarities with the excellent Daniel Woodrell( who writes in the same genre and wrote the foreword of this edition)will be rightly drawn. The book really warrants a wide audience-yes it deals with a very hard and difficult series of events, but it does so in a way that enables the story to take front stage(as it should) rather than exploiting the violent incidents to their full.

The reader is left with a sense of inevitability and great sadness and a feeling that we are all the victims of the trail of outcomes from a single event-for the same theme in less extreme circumstances try 'The Slap' or 'Eleven'. This holds up very well by comparison with both.

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3.0 out of 5 stars WHAT? 26 Jan 1998

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I fell into the trap of judging a book by its cover, and was sorely disappointed. Twice, I threw the book across the room, disgusted. Twice, I picked it back up and continued to read, morbidly fascinated. It was like rubbernecking at a terrible car accident, not wanting to see the devastation but not able to drag your glance away....With a stronger stomach, I am sure I could have appreciated the quality of the author's writing. However, I mainly found myself repulsed by the book's content. Strictly personal. I'll hang on to it and give it another read someday to see if I was wrong.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A US Classic brought to the UK market 17 Sep 2011

By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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Mulholland continue to go from strength to strength as this release proves. Whilst a well-known US classic, this title is one that many in the UK may not have heard of let alone read, yet when you pick it up, it's a novel that will remain with you long after the final page has been turned.

It has a great lead character, inner turmoil and of course a whole host of dilemma's that the character has to figure his way out of as he tries to cleanse his own conscience. Add to this some wonderfully descriptive prose, cracking pace and a hint of Lady Macbeth about the whole piece leaves this chilling story working its way through the reader's imagination longer than a cold winter's night. A must read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good thriller.

A good literary thriller,kept me guessing for some time,I've read more of his books namely the cooter farm,which I also enjoyed.

Published 2 months ago by Mr. T. Hanrahan

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect

Arrived in perfect condition, better than anticipated, recommended, very good. Arrived in perfect condition, better than anticipated, recommended, very good.

Published 11 months ago by ajdehany

5.0 out of 5 stars Matthew F. Jones flat out is one of America's best writers

I can't believe I hadn't heard of this author before a friend convinced me to read A SINGLE SHOT. The book is a masterpiece, one of those rare novels that stays in your head... Read more

Published on 28 July 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A hell of a read

I still haven't got John Moon or his unraveling out of my head. SHOT is taut and edgy with real characters you can care about. The L.A. Read more

Published on 4 Feb 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars voyeuristic violence

Teeters between taut writing (though there's a definite limit to the present tense, and this novel far exceeds it) and the pornography of voyeuristic violence. Read more

Published on 25 Jan 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't even come close to Deliverance

The story is cheap, but is reasonally well written. It titilates with hard sex and sometimes unbelievable violence. There is no heart and soul in this, no resonation. Read more

Published on 30 Nov 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but not for everyone

This is an interesting story and is very well written without a lot of fluff, but I wouldn't recommend it for most readers, because it won't satisfy entertainment demands. Read more

Published on 7 April 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun, fast read

This is a taut, economical little thriller well worth the short time it'll take you to read it. John Moon is a compelling character with many flaws, and it's a it's a gripping... Read more

Published on 29 Dec 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Alas, poor Mutt! - We knew him not.

This is another boonie dog book review from Wolfie and Kansas. In the opening paragraph of "A Single Shot", a suspenseful novel by Matthew F. Read more

Published on 19 Oct 1997

3.0 out of 5 stars bad book

filled with sex and vivid discriptions of body parts.....it's wierd....does have a plot though.
ok book I guess.

Published on 31 Aug 1997

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