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The Journey to Midnight: An undercover officer's path from suicide to redemption
“The souls that have seen the darkest days can shine the brightest light.”God wasn't finished with him. Matt Griffin scheduled his suicide for midnight. He was tired and exhausted. But this wouldn’t be a rushed event. He’d planned his earthly exit so none of his four sons would find him, and that his death would ensure they had a better life without him.A father, a former Navy Search and Rescue Swimmer, law enforcement officer, an undercover cop who spent years pretending to be someone he was not, Matt decided he had nothing left to offer his ex-wife, his family, his friends, or his community. But God had bigger plans — and a chance phone call only hours before he decided he’d crawl into his SUV and put his gun to his head, stopped him in his tracks, and changed his life and the lives of thousands of others.The Journey to Midnight is Matt Griffin’s memoir about his childhood journey from the inner city and poverty, to a lacrosse scholarship at Morristown-Beard, one of the richest, most prestigious high schools in the country, to the US Navy, then a career as a law enforcement officer and undercover cop. Matt shares the heartbreak of divorce, the joy of single fatherhood, the dark streets of the drug world, and the thing that almost killed him, and killed 228 police officers in 2019, and continues to kill 22 military veterans per day - SUICIDE
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2021
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September 10, 2023
I really enjoyed this book! A lot of solid points and interesting stats around mental illness. I appreciate his authenticity, transparency, and the whole last chapter is preaching the Gospel, which I loved! Very great read for believers and non-believers alike!
October 20, 2025
Easy read with good messaging. Matt cares about what he contributed, and what he is still contributing. Honest, thoughtful, and will leave the reader wondering what comes next in his life.
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