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Matthew Kinney

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in Mount Pleasant MI, The United States

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Matthew was born in Mount Pleasant Michigan. After spending some time in New York and Virginia, his family finally settled down in the desert Southwest where he spent the remainder of his childhood.

As a young adult, Matthew decided to drop out of college in order to pursue a life of masonry and beer drinking, both of which seemed to come natural to him. A decade later, he decided these habits were beginning to wear on his health, so he eased up on the masonry.

When Matthew got married, his loving wife persuaded him that it would be in his best interest to stop drinking like a fish and find a different hobby. After several trips to the ER to get his fingers unglued, Matthew came to the conclusion that building model airplanes was too dangerou ...more

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	Dead, but Not for Long by Matthew Kinney (Goodreads Author), Lesa Kinney Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	At Hell's Gates by Monique Happy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James Crawford (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Devan Sagliani (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Pestilence and Promise (Dead, but Not for Long 2) by Lesa Kinney Anders (Goodreads Author), Matthew Kinney (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Eric the Zombie Slayer 3.34 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Wherever you Land by Matthew Kinney (Goodreads Author), Tyler Kinney (Illustrator) 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

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We are pleased to announce the release of another adventure in the world of "Dead, but Not for Long." We are especially excited about this installment, as it is included in an Anthology in which all profits will go directly to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a non-profit organization that provides support to United States military personnel and their families. Each story in this collection, title Read more of this blog post »

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Dec 15, 2013 07:29AM

Chad wrote: "Matthew, thanx for accepting my friend request. I have Dead, but Not for Long on my To-Read List, looking forward to reading it :)"

Thanks for the request, Chad. I hope you enjoy the book!

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