Single Shot
Is unputdownable a real word? I’m going to use it anyway to describe Single Shot by Matthew F. Jones. Tense, torrid and murky this novel will certainly get your heart racing and provide your throat with a nice lump to go with the chill on your back.Set in the Carolinas, the novel follows the unfortunate protagonist John Moon who accidently kills a beautiful young girl while hunting for deer to feed his family. The decision to dispose of the body only leads to further trouble. Hidden cash is found, fringe dwelling criminals appear and a whole world of pain starts rolling his way and it can only get worse.
The writing is brilliant in the way it combines dialogue and description, utilising the landscape and John Moon’s tormented mind and body to take the reader on a journey that somehow allows you to indentify and sympathise with John Moon. You might even hope for redemption for him. Will any be forthcoming?
Lachie - Account Manager, Melbourne