Salinas Police Detective Mike Garcia’s life had become a tranquil pond of certainty. The murder rate in Salinas had dropped by more than half. He had a loving wife and beautiful twin daughters. But when he is called to the murder of a gang member, found with his throat cut in a field owned by a rich, powerful, estranged grandfather, he is sent on a path that plunges his perfect life into turmoil. The gang retaliations escalate immediately, and the city feels the pain of wounds that still hadn’t healed. The darkness he tried desperately to hide from his family is brought right to their doorstep. And now, he must not only catch his prime suspect, but he must also survive him.
Matt Orlando is a screenwriter, director, and producer who lives in Orange County, California. After failing in the corporate world and then sucking as an MMA fight trainer for at least ten years, he put his hand to writing. At least nobody was getting hurt. Yet...
His first film, "A Resurrection" was theatrically released in 2013.
Matt's first book, Truncated: Apocalyptic and Loving It! is a humorous war and survival series starring above average catastrophe and pandemic survivor, Bill. All is ordinary with Bill's life until a series of man-made and nature induced calamities brings the apocalypse right to Bill’s doorstep.
Matt's second book, Westgate: A Nick Marino Mystery. With the help of his two older out-of-shape wannabe cop security guard coworkers, Nick navigates the dangerous world of the outrageously rich and powerful residents of Westgate, whose sexual proclivities challenge even Nick’s ideas about deviance. It's got mystery, sex, thrills, spills, murder, surf, action, and sex!
Matt's third book is Migrant.
When Salinas PD detective Mike is called to investigate the murder of a gang member whose body was found with its throat slit in a field owned by a rich, powerful, and estranged grandfather, he is sent on a path that plunges his perfect life into turmoil. Immediately, the gang retaliations escalate and the city feels the pain of wounds that still hadn’t healed.