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Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Matt Phillips
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Hi, All—
I am writing here with a roundup of my published writings for the year…If you’re a dedicated reader, I hope you’ll buy and read one or more of these works.
In December of last year, I was fortunate to have a short story published in the fantastic anthology Romy Lives, edited by Vern Smith and AB Patterson. This one features 20 crime stories that honor the late, great Romy Schneider. Buy the
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A Good Rush of Blood
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2023
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Redbone
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2015
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Three Kinds of Fool
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2016
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5 editions
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Countdown
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Know Me From Smoke
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Bad Luck City (Near To The Knuckle Novellas, #1)
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The Bad Kind of Lucky
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To Bring My Shadow
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You Must Have A Death Wish
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2019
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2 editions
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Accidental Outlaws
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Matt’s Recent Updates
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| Stellar short noir novel. Throwback to old school pulp, but modern, too. Loved it. | |
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Thanks for the thoughtful review and care for writers, David. I'm glad you saw a lot to like in the book—slower-paced, for sure...But you got it. Than
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"When Matt releases a title, I buy without zero hesitation. This guy is a masterclass author in the world of true neo-noir, and it's a damn shame his name isn't more well-known. I can only describe his style of storytelling as a "poetry of the damned""
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| A stellar book of reporting. Stupefying and told with perfect reportage and prose. A fine reporter lost far too soon. | |
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| Stellar novelization by a legendary journalist. My guess is, because he wrote part of the screenplay but didn't get a credit, this was his monetary consolation. I really like the book... ...more | |
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| Stellar novelization by a legendary journalist. My guess is, because he wrote part of the screenplay but didn't get a credit, this was his monetary consolation. I really like the book... ...more | |
"Creeley Nash is pretty much my favorite protagonist ever. Great character. Great story. Love this."
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