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Matt Witten

Goodreads Author

Born

in Baltimore, The United States

December 11

Website

https://mattwittenwriter.com

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Screenplays

Influences

Elmore Leonard and Dr. Seuss

Member Since

September 2020

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Matt Witten is a TV writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who has written for many TV shows including House, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order, Medium, Supernatural, and CSI: Miami. His thriller novel The Necklace is published in eight languages, is an Amazon Editors' Pick, and has been optioned for film by Leonardo DiCaprio. His novel Killer Story won a Foreword Indie award for best mystery and has been optioned for TV by Endgame Entertainment. Matt wrote four amateur sleuth novels that were published by Signet, including the Malice Domestic Award-winning Breakfast at Madeline’s, and he has been nominated for two Edgars and an Emmy. His published stage plays include The Deal, Washington Square Moves, and The Ties That Bind. He wrot ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 3,664 ratings · 960 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Necklace 4.02 avg rating — 2,896 ratings — published 2021 — 14 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
	Killer Story 3.71 avg rating — 373 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
	Breakfast at Madeline's (A Jacob Burns Mystery, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1999 — 3 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
	51% 4.49 avg rating — 70 ratings — 2 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
	...And the Dying is Easy by Annette Riffle, Hazel Holt, Peter King 3.69 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2001 — 2 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 Killing Bee (A Jacob Burns Mystery Book 4) 3.56 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2001 — 3 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
	Grand Delusion (A Jacob Burns Mystery, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2000 — 2 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
	Strange Bedfellows (A Jacob Burns Mystery, #3) 3.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000 — 3 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
	Washington Square Moves - Acting Edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	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 Deal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	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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This is the third book I've read by Liz Alterman, and I've enjoyed them all. A Different Type of Poison is about a writer who finally hits it big with a bestselling novel, only to find that fame may be lethal. Both the writer and her antagonist are c ...more
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Matt Witten made a comment on Suzanne’s review of 51% " Thank you so much for your review, Suzanne! And thank you for trusting me enough to go outside your usual reading zone! "
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Matt Witten and 2 other people liked Suzanne's review of 51%: "A dystopian, futuristic mystery novel? I’m an avid mystery reader, but this is a bit outside my usual fare. However, I’ve read most of Matt Witten’s books, and I was willing to give it a try. Ostensibly set about 20 years in the future, this is partl" Read more of this review »
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Mad Mabel is a great two-timeline story about an eighty-one year old woman who's accused of murder - for the fourth time in her life. The other three times, she was a kid. If you like novels starring curmudgeonly elderly women, you'll love this book. ...more
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“So I worked at Starbucks, making coffee for successful young women who paid while looking at their phones and barely noticed me.”
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“Terri had been a teenager when Amy was killed, had babysat for her.”
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“It's better to be lucky than smart.”
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