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Matthew FitzSimmons

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Matthew FitzSimmons is the author of the bestselling Gibson Vaughn and Constance Series. His latest, The Slate, will be released in October, 2024. Born in Illinois and raised in London, England, he makes his home in Washington DC.

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	The Short Drop (Gibson Vaughn, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 50,945 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Constance (Constance, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 20,712 ratings — published 2021 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poisonfeather (Gibson Vaughn, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 10,712 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Harbor (Gibson Vaughn, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 7,702 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debris Line (Gibson Vaughn, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 4,810 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origami Man (Gibson Vaughn #5) 4.32 avg rating — 3,588 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chance (Constance, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 3,254 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slate 4.25 avg rating — 811 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La soga 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GIBSON VAUGHN series -- 5-book set by Matthew Fitzsimmons -- Short Stop / PoisonFeather / Cold Harbor / Debris Line / OrigamI Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Matthew FitzSimmons

Gibson Vaughn (5 books)
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Wonder Boys

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American Pastoral (The American Trilogy, #1)

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Matthew FitzSimmons has read American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Didn't read it at the time, and never had much interest until I began my voice heavy, first person novel odyssey. I don't think I've ever read a book where an author so thoroughly despises his main character. Ellis' unsparing antipathy for Bateman an ...more
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Matthew FitzSimmons answered Meg's question: Are you working on anything new ? I’ve enjoyed your books and am looking forward to what’s next .. Meg Thank you, Meg. To answer your question, I'm in final edits for a new book called At the Broken Places scheduled for August of '27. Excited for it to finally be out.
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Matthew FitzSimmons rated a book it was amazing Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of those authors that I read and reread trying to glean the secret alchemy that makes his writing so propulsive. It looks simple, but what he makes looks easy is so, so hard to sustain.
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One of those authors that I read and reread trying to glean the secret alchemy that makes his writing so propulsive. It looks simple, but what he makes looks easy is so, so hard to sustain.
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Continuing my project of first person, voice-heavy books, I read this for the second time (the first in my mid-twenties). It remains a remarkable feat of creation and world building to invent an entire language, include no glossary, but instead seed ...more
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“If you don’t have anything nice to say, take a big bite and chew slow.”
― Matthew FitzSimmons, The Short Drop

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“Google’s no substitute for knowing things. Write that down.”
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“Hope is a cancer. One of two things happens. Either you never learn the truth, in which case it gnaws down to the bone until there’s nothing left, or worse, you do, and you go through that windshield at ninety because hope told you it was okay to make the drive without a seat belt.”
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