A Single Shot (29 page)
Authors: Matthew F Jones
Tags: #Fiction, #Thrillers, #General, #Suspense, #FIC031000
SPECTACULAR PRAISE FOR MATTHEW F. JONES’S A SINGLE SHOT
Matthew F. Jones’s 1999 novel
Deepwater
was adapted for a 2006 film of the same title. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
LSO BY
M
ATTHEW
F. J
ONES
The Cooter Farm
The Elements of Hitting
Blind Pursuit
Deepwater
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A S
INGLE
S
HOT
“The finest portrait of guilt since
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. Jones is unpredictable and, therefore, terrifying. His characters are knowable, if changeable and complicated. If you say yes to his use of language (like deciding to read poetry) you will not be able to shake him…. The most terrifying thing about this unnervingly vivid novel is the fact that the protagonist is a simple man, a basically good man, the victim of a single moment, a single accident that pulls the switch on his already derailed life…. His anguish and confusion are precisely drawn, physically, spiritually, emotionally.”
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“The most gripping read of the summer…. Jones is remarkably adept at detailing the way both nature and necessity turn against Moon. The result is something like Patricia Highsmith plotting a novel by John Gardner… scenes of gruesomely detailed violence alternating with exquisitely described natural beauty.”
—Michael Harrington,
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“Intense, violent, and graphic, this novel of backwoods mayhem may remind some readers of
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.”
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“Jones owns a fine writer’s eye for the kind of details that matter…. It is Jones’s skillful straight-from-the-shoulder depiction of [Moon] and his pinched world that resonates and then compels…. The author draws on his disoriented thoughts with dark and excellent detail.”
—Daniel Woodrell,
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“Compelling…. Jones is an evocative writer.”
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“The ultimate noir nightmare…. Jones conveys the claustrophobic, dead-end lifestyle of the rural poor with a frightening incisiveness.”
—Peter Handel,
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“A high-voltage thriller… a gritty, claustrophobic blend of Jim Thompson and James Dickey.”
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(starred review)
“Powerful… compelling and readable…. A violent study of desperation, owing more to Dostoevsky and Faulkner than any suspense writer, the story unfolds like a graphic, slow-motion nightmare from which the protagonist will never awaken.”
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“Jones’s writing is vivid, carefully composed, and unadorned, making for a thrilling tale that stays in the mind long after the final page.”
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“A story fraught with suspense that climaxes with an ending that will rivet you to your bed. Forget sleeping that night…. The book stamps Jones as a major talent.”
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Copyright © 1996 by Matthew F. Jones
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ISBN: 978-0-316-19669-7
