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Matt Witten

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in Baltimore, The United States

December 11

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Matt Witten is a TV writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter who has been writing for television for the past twenty years, including such shows as House, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Medium, JAG, The Glades, Homicide, Judging Amy, and Women’s Murder Club. His novel The Necklace came out in 2021 from Oceanview Publishing. The Necklace is an Amazon Editors' choice for Best Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and has been optioned for film by Appian Way and Cartel Pictures, with Leonardo DiCaprio attached as producer. His next novel, Killer Story, will come out from Oceanview in January, 2023. He has written four mystery novels that were published by Signet: Breakfast at Madeline’s, Grand Delusion, Strange Bedfellows, and Th ...more

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	The Necklace 4.01 avg rating — 2,524 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 3.72 avg rating — 357 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) 3.26 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	...And the Dying is Easy by Annette Riffle, Hazel Holt, Peter King 3.70 avg rating — 63 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) 3.52 avg rating — 61 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 — 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
	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
	Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 11th Series by Various, Matt Witten (Goodreads Author), Eddie De Santis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986	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 — 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

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Pub Day for Killer Story is Tomorrow and It's Only $2.99 The First Week!

My thriller novel Killer Story comes out tomorrow, Jan. 17! Killer Story is about an idealistic journalist who launches a true-crime podcast to investigate the murder of an alt-right YouTuber she loved like a little sister, despite their political differences. "Riveting and irresistible--a deep dive into journalists' tactics, ambition, and cut-throat passion." - Hank Phillippi Ryan. From now throu Read more of this blog post »

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A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse gives a fascinating portrayal of a world two decades from now where the United States has split up into different countries and different warring factions. The world feels very real! There are five POV characters in ...more
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I've read all of the novels Sarah Pekkanen wrote with Greer Hendricks, and this is the second solo novel by Pekkanen that I've read. All of them are great. House of Glass is definitely a page turner; I stayed up til one a.m. to finish it. It's a myst ...more
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Every once in a while I try to mix things up by reading a book where nobody gets murdered. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern was absolutely wonderful, a total joy. It's about the power of love, kindness, and healing, and that may sound corny, but in t ...more
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“Terri had been a teenager when Amy was killed, had babysat for her.”
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