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Matthew Pritchard

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Born

in Fleet, Hampshire, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.matthewpritchard.co.uk

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Historical Fiction

Influences

Ian Rankin, Elmore Leonard, James Ellroy

Member Since

December 2016

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Matthew Pritchard worked as a journalist in Spain for ten years.
He has currently written four books: three in the Danny Sanchez crime series, and Werewolf, a standalone historical thriller set in post-war WWII Germany. Two of his Danny Sanchez novels have been published in Germany.
He now lives in Hampshire, UK, and writes full-time, as well as playing guitar in rock group, The 109s.

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Matthew Pritchard In my case, it is the ability to spend 95% of my time alone. I find other people very difficult to be around, and I only socialise with a very select …moreIn my case, it is the ability to spend 95% of my time alone. I find other people very difficult to be around, and I only socialise with a very select group, all of whom I have known for decades and have helped me through the worst of my mental illnesses.

I am far more comfortable dealing with imaginary people that with real ones!(less)

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Average rating: 4.15 · 445 ratings · 88 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Scarecrow (Danny Sanchez, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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
	Werewolf: August, 1945 3.98 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Stolen Lives (Danny Sanchez, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 68 ratings — 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
	Broken Arrow (Danny Sanchez, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — 5 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
	Werewolf: Murder in post WWII Germany 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Werewolf by Matthew Pritchard (2014-10-15) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	[(Scarecrow)] [ By (author) Matthew Pritchard ] [October, 2013] 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Die Toten von Almer??a: Danny S??nchez ermittelt by Matthew Pritchard (2016-06-20) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Beating Down the Black Dog

It is no secret to those who know me that I suffer severe bouts of depression, the Black Dog of the post’s title.

It is an accurate metaphor: during the last four days an issue involving my children has caused me to feel as if some shadow was ever present at my heel, bringing with it a constant sense of dread and imminent danger, its tongue licking at all my secret sores, encouraging self-hate and Read more of this blog post »

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