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    Monday's Lie

    Written by Jamie Mason

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

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    Dee Aldrich rebelled against her off-center upbringing when she married the most conventional man she could imagine: Patrick, her college sweetheart. But now, years later, her marriage is falling apart and she's starting to believe that her husband wants her gone...for good. Haunted by memories of her late mother Annette, a former covert operations asset, Dee reaches back into her childhood to resurrect the lessons and "spy games" in which she learned how and when to lie. But just as she begins delving into her past to determine the course of the future, she makes a discovery that will change her life: the money that her mother left behind.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateFeb 24, 2015
    ISBN9781633796348
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    Jamie Mason

    Jamie Mason was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Washington, DC. She’s most often reading and writing, but in the life left over, she enjoys films, Formula 1 racing, football, traveling, and, conversely, staying at home. Jamie lives with her husband and two daughters in the mountains of western North Carolina. She is the author of Three Graves Full, Monday’s Lie, and The Hidden Things.

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    • 4/5
      Straight arrow Dee rebelled against her spy games upbringing and married what she thought of as a perfectly normal man and lived a perfectly normal life. To her surprise, she starts playing the spy games to uncover her husband's secret life and that he wants her dead. Her mom's cohorts in the CIA come to her rescue.
    • 5/5
      An amazing story, very well written. An exciting psychological thriller that revolves around Dee Aldrich, a woman with a strong will and quick mind, whose deceased mother had lived in the dark world of covert ops. A mother who had trained her to see the world differently and gave her the tools to think and see like a spy. These skills serve her well. Add a cop brother and a less-than-attentive and not-trust-worthy husband and Dee finds her life precarious at best. As she unravels her mother's past, deals with her moody and potentially dangerous husband, and tries to avoid becoming a new version of her mother, she spins from one crises to the next. A very interesting character study and an excellent thriller. DP Lyle, award-winning author of the Samantha Cody and Dub Walker thriller series
    • 1/5
      Wow, this author's first book, Three Graves Full and the second book, Monday's Lie are like day and night. I really enjoyed Three Graves Full but found myself not liking anything about Monday's Lie. Nothing in this book captured my attention and stuck with me. In fact as I was reading this book it felt like I was in a daze. I was going through the motions but nothing sparked my attention. I thought it would get better as the story progressed but no such hope. I found myself skimming the rest of the book from the middle to the end. I am hoping that the next book is better like the author's first book.
    • 4/5
      A good read. The writer takes you a little outside the conventional boundaries of a psychological thriller. The characters are vivid and mysterious. It's like Dee is having a conversation with her mother, who passed away three years go. But Dee is remembering her upbringing and this helps her out when she needs it. Really good book.
    • 4/5
      I loved Jamie Mason's THREE GRAVES FULL, so I was excited to be offered an ARC of her newest thriller, MONDAY'S LIE. In the book, Dee Aldrich is trying to solve a very personal mystery using the training provided as she was raised by the infamous Annette Vess, Dee's mother and a legend in the field of covert operations.MONDAY'S LIE jumps back and forth in time, and it was easy to follow despite that sometimes-difficult literary device. I enjoyed Dee's memories of the games employed by her mother to teach Dee and her brother, Simon, some of the tactics Annette used in her job. Although the reader will solve the ultimate mystery before Dee does, there's plenty of action to make it worth following through to the end.MONDAY'S LIE drags here and there as Mason's tendency toward pretty language interferes with the action, but it rarely does so for long, and the book is definitely worth reading despite those few occurrences. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of the ebook in exchange for my unbiased review.
    • 5/5
      Thanks NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of Monday's Lie. When I read the overview of this, I thought of "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "Fatal Attraction." I was not disappointed in this book. It kept me up late several nights, not only when I was reading it, but also just when it was on my mind. It is a thought provoking topic...do you really know the people you love? and can someone who you think loves you, really want you dead? I won't spoil this one for you. It's a great read.
    • 4/5
      Jamie Mason has written another thriller filled with dark humor. Monday's Lie is full of plot twists and turns. When Dee suspects her husband Patrick of wanting to get rid of her, she remembers her childhood. She decides to put to use the skills of her special Ops mom. She spies on Patrick and she discovers that is not such a nice, conventional guy after all.I enjoyed the black comedy parts of the novel. I also enjoyed being confused for most of it. That is what a great thriller/mystery is supposed to do. And Jamie Mason is great at it.
    • 3/5
      This is a great book. I enjoyed the way the author had the main character remember things from her childhood and realize the significance of them and what her Mother's life was really like. As she starts to realize more about her childhood she sees things that are falling apart in her life now. It was an entertaining story and kept me engrossed until the end. Recommended read.I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
    • 5/5
      First, it's important to note that while this book is marketed as a thriller, I found it far more of a literary journey. The only aspect that really fits into the thriller genre comes in the last quarter of the book. If you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed true thriller, this book will disappoint you. Be prepared for a compelling look at family relationships, with some suspense and mystery, written in an almost poetic style.This story is told largely through flashbacks. We begin with Dee in her car, driving to an untold destination. This is where she remains through most of the book. We learn where she's going and why through her memories. The concept here is unique, filled with characters that are vivid, mysterious, and captivating. But what kept me engaged wasn't as much the plot as the writing. Jamie Mason has a way of stringing words together that feels like a beautiful painting. Individual sentences can be held up and admired. The mood, setting, and emotions are not so much described for us as they are laid out for us to step into. Dee's mother, Annette, is a central figure throughout the story, to the point where she often feels more like the main character. One aspect of this that might be a problem for readers is that we are never given a definite answer as to who she worked for or what she did. The plot demands this be shrouded in mystery throughout, but even in the end we don't get answers. In my opinion, this is because Dee herself isn't quite sure. But, because Annette has such a big role, not getting answers feels a bit like we've been cheated. The ending didn't hold surprise for me. By then, I'd correctly guessed much of the outcome. The power for this story came in the journey. While I wasn't on the edge of my seat, I was comfortably ensconced throughout.
    • 2/5
      I had a hard time finishing this book. It just didn't grab my attention. Seemed to be a lot of back and forth and no real development of the story.
    • 3/5
      I love this author, and the story itself was good, but very, very predictable. I knew right away what the scoop was, yet it just dragged on and on. I think with a better editor this would've been a much better book.
    • 2/5
      Monday’s Lie (Thriller)By: Jamie Mason Pages. 283Galley Book Publisher February 2015Copy Courtesy of Goodreads First ReadsReviewed By: tkAnnette Vess has trained her children since the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. To always be alert to any, and all things that could be a threat to their well being. Annette works for a highly secretive organization. She is determined to teach Dee and Simon, her children, how to protect themselves at all times. Dee just wants a normal life. She has no intention of following in her mother’s footsteps. Simon is working in a similar arena as his mother. They are very supportive, and protective of each other, and best friends. Dee is keeping secrets…how will survive her normal life? Her husband is not who he seems to be, and may just be her doom.Over all the story was good. However…there are many plots and sub plots. An incredible amount of back and forth from past to present, and extreme word heavy dialogue. I felt like I was reading a very rough draft of a soon to be novel. There are various empty holes in the main characters lifelines. It would have been nice to know what exactly what they were, like assassin, spy, etc. I found Dee to be heavy on the thought processes, very lengthy and sometimes repetitive. That being said, again, the actual story was good. I just want to go back and fill in the blanks. I feel like a lot was missing, and unclear. I wish I could have rated it higher. 2/5
    • 4/5
      A special thank you to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Jamie Mason’s MONDAY’S LIE, is a mixture of quirky, wacky, and think "old detective spy movie," for a humorous and an "off the beaten path" wild crazy ride, contemporary mystery thriller. Poor Dee loves the days of the week, and each one has a meaning connected to her memories and future. She thinks Monday her marriage will be over, as her mother always said never to keep a man for more years than you could count on your fingers (sounds about right). However, her mom lost some of her fingers along the way. As a child there would be stories of daring stunts in exotic backwaters and then twenty minutes later, her mom would be helping her with her algebra. Clues, and more clues…..she teaches her children how to be good spies. Needless to say she did not have a normal childhood with Dee and younger brother Simon (now a cop). Her late mother Annette, was a former covert operations asset (CIA) where she learned many spy games and tricks and how to lie at an early age. (Some wild events happening here). Her mom left her money and she thinks her husband, Patrick (her college sweetheart) wants her dead. Her brother had told her years ago that Patrick was a boring dork who would build a picket fence, knock her up with 2.3 children, and buy a golden retriever. At the time she thought it sounded perfect. She thought if you had a boring life it would be normal, which is not what her childhood was. Anything but. Now that Annette has been gone for years, Dee is still trying grasp how all will be worked out, to solve the mystery while a blue sedan is tailing her and texts from Angela, and all sorts of strange things happening. The burglary at the yoga studio, the insurance? Something is not right. “If clues waved flags and blew trumpets, baby girl, we’d all be Sherlock Holmes.” Mason has some imagination. From past to present; let the games and the suspense begin! This is a hard one to review, as there are so many humorous one liners with this array of eccentric characters. You will not be sorry, stay with it, as it all comes together by the ending. If you have not read Three Graves Full, would recommend. Both books are like "no other"!