Jason, the main character in this book, has killed a man a year previously and buried the body in his garden. He thinks he has got away with his crime, but when some gardeners dig up some other remains and the police become involved, things slowly start to unravel for Jason. He becomes caught up in a battle between trying to hide what he has done and his conscience. This is such an imaginative book, the story gets going really quickly so it is very easy to get into. I enjoyed reading it.

This book is well written (unlike this review), witty, gritty and very entertaining. I was glad l took a punt and bought it.

How can a story with so many killings and so much violence be such a fun read? But it is. It is the guesswork associated with a murder mystery, the sympathetic handling of the description of the plight of the murderer as well as the black comedy of the twists and turns of the plot which do it. This is a very different kind of crime novel and one which doesn't have you wondering 'whodunit' but 'are they going to get away with it?' The characters are richly drawn, and even the dog is brought to life in an original manner. This is a compelling and most enjoyable read.

I've never actually read a crime novel before, but something about the premise of this jumped out at me and shouted 'READ!', and I certainly wasn't disappointed. From the first page, you know that Jason Getty, a very meek and mild mannered character, has killed a man and buried him in the back garden, but that doesn't stop what becomes a twisting plot with a fine cast of narrators. It's a rare thing to find yourself rooting for both a murderer and the cops, but Mason does this with skill. The only slight disappointment for me was that there wasn't more told from the point of view of Tessa the dog - Mason gives her a unique voice that I loved!

This novel came as a pleasant surprise, a tumbling caper driven on by unfortunate circumstance and some sharp black wit. The build up to the main event felt a little abstract in places, and I wondered how each of the individual characters would eventually bear relevance to one another as the narrative barrelled along. However, this abstraction made the convergence of characters all the more delightful and surprising, it was hilarious yet also fraught with emotion and terror. Mason has created quite the thriller, one that I struggle to slot into a niche simply because it does a fine job of standing out from the glut of crime novels available to the avid reader. Not only is it funny, but is also takes a long hard look at the subtle psychologies of its characters, of how people cope with tragedy and the events life throws at them. It also has one hell of an awesome canine as a cameo, Tessa was my favourite addition to the tale by far and her doggy intelligence was endearing and crucial for the tale at hand. Being a crime novel, this also has its fair share of suspense, investigation, gore and action. I loved it and would recommend this cracking narrative to anyone looking for something a little bit more original and unusual.