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Matt Witten

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Matt Witten is a TV writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter who has been writing for television for the past twenty years, including such shows as House, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Medium, JAG, The Glades, Homicide, Judging Amy, and Women’s Murder Club. His novel The Necklace came out in 2021 from Oceanview Publishing. The Necklace is an Amazon Editors' choice for Best Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and has been optioned for film by Appian Way and Cartel Pictures, with Leonardo DiCaprio attached as producer. His next novel, Killer Story, will come out from Oceanview in January, 2023. He has written four mystery novels that were published by Signet: Breakfast at Madeline’s, Grand Delusion, Strange Bedfellows, and Th ...more

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Matt Witten A new novel called Clickbait, about a podcast reporter investigating a cold-case murder.
Matt Witten When I was nineteen, home from college for Christmas break, I got drunk and blacked out at a New Year's party. The next morning, I found a note in my …moreWhen I was nineteen, home from college for Christmas break, I got drunk and blacked out at a New Year's party. The next morning, I found a note in my shirt pocket from one of my two best friends from high school. The note read, "What you did last night was disgusting. I never want to see you or talk to you again."

I looked him up forty years later to apologize for whatever I had done. He couldn't even remember the incident! Leaving me to wonder whether I had dreamed it all up.

I told this story to the writers' room at Pretty Little Liars, and it became part of Season 2.(less)
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The Necklace

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Killer Story

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Burn, Baby, Burn: Losing Our Home in the Palisades Fire

At six-thirty a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, I went for a hike in the Palisades Highlands with my buddy Scott. We climbed the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, enjoying the tranquil morning air and beautiful views of the canyons and the ocean. We were up there for over an hour. Not a hint of smoke.
After we got back, I headed for the Pali Rec Center to play pickleball on the outdoor courts. I w Read more of this blog post »
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Famous is very different from Crouch's other novels, at least the two or three I've read. For one thing, this isn't sci fi. And secondly, this novel was just plain fun. Dark but fun, like the author was having a good time, cutting loose. The main cha ...more
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"Книга позіціонується як трилер-детектив, але я б віднесла її більше до драми з детективними елементами, бо суть та до чого все йде вловлюєш майже одразу.
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"Двадцять років тому Сьюзан Лентіґо втратила єдину доньку Емі. Відтоді її єдиною метою стало домогтися справедливості. Вона вирушає до Північної Дакоти на страту Чудовиська, сподіваючись нарешті відпустити минуле та жити далі. По дорозі Сьюзан заїжджа" Read more of this review »
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"Oh this was so good! Imagine as a parent the worst thing happening and all you want to see is justice served well this book turns you inside out as a parent. Such a good read and completely heartbreaking. "
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I enjoyed this twisty thriller set in the Adirondacks and New York City, two of my favorite places. There are are a lot of entertainingly quirky characters, and the main character, Hazel Cho, is easy to root for, with a fun, self-deprecating sense of ...more
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“So I worked at Starbucks, making coffee for successful young women who paid while looking at their phones and barely noticed me.”
Matt Witten, Killer Story

“Terri had been a teenager when Amy was killed, had babysat for her.”
Matt Witten, The Necklace

“It's better to be lucky than smart.”
Matt Witten, Breakfast at Madeline's

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Gerrie Loved The Necklace. Looking forward to the film!


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