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Matthew Iden
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If you read this blog, you probably knowI’m in the process of making my first book,A Reason to Live, into an audio book through the Amazon site ACX.com. I’ve gotten several fantastic auditions from voice actors, and am a little stuck on how to proceed. Got ten minutes? Listen to these voice samples fromA Reason [...]
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A Reason to Live
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The Sword of Kings
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Blueblood
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Assassin
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Finding Emma
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Three Shorts
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Three the Hard Way
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One Bad Twelve
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Seven Into the Bleak
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One Right Thing (Marty Singer Mystery #3)
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Blueblood (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Aug 17, 2012 08:28pm
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Four unrelated murders. Nothing special in Washington DC. Not even good enough to make the evening news. But then a concerned police lieutenant approaches retired homicide detective Marty Singer with a simple fact that changes everything.
They were all cops.
In a race to stop the killings, Marty tackles the case from the outside, chasing the killer from deadly Southeast DC to the heart of the Virginia gangland, on a mission to stop the spilling of yet more <i><b>Blueblood</b></i>.
<i><b>Blueblood</b></i>...coming soon.
A Reason to Live (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Jul 24, 2012 02:29pm
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In the late nineties, a bad cop killed a good woman and DC Homicide detective Marty Singer got to watch as the murderer walked out of the courtroom a free man.
Twelve years later, the victim's daughter comes to Marty begging for help: the killer is stalking her now.
There's just one problem: Marty's retired...and he's retired because he's battling cancer. But with a second shot at the killer--and a first chance at redemption--Marty's just found <i><b>A Reason to Live</b></i>.
<i><b>[book:A Reason to Live|14121045]</b></i> is a full-length crime fiction novel of about 350 pages. Marty's story continues in <i><b>Blueblood</b></I> (August 2012) and <i><b>Signs</b></I> (October 2012).
Look for more titles at [author:Matthew Iden|5313211].
Up A Rung (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Jul 24, 2012 10:00am
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Five Mafia wiseguys sweat it out as they wait for the phone call that will tell them who's been snitching on the gang for years. Is it Bonesy Carmiglia, the cassanova? Mike the Shark? Squeaky DeAngelo? Only one guy knows for sure, and he's not talking.
When the call finally comes, the results are explosive, violent, and fatal...but did they nail the right guy?
"Up a Rung" is the first short story in the crime fiction micro anthology [book:Three Shorts|13006238], and the master collection [book:One Bad Twelve|13571737]. The story is about 3,200 words long, or about 13 paperback pages.
Learn more at my author page, [author:Matthew Iden|5313211].
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Marty Singer #2 - Blueblood - FREE 2/12 - 2/13!
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location: online - Amazon, The United States description: "... I'm not lying when I say I was on the edge in this one....something so shocking took place I literally jumped." - Angie H., 5 star Amazon review Blueblood, the second in the Marty Singer mystery series, will be free for the Kindle on Amazon Feb. 12-13. Grab a copy and tell your friends! http://www.amazon.com/Blueblood-Marty... Synopsis Four unrelated murders. Nothing special in Washington DC. Not even good enough to make the evening news. But then a concerned police lieutenant approaches retir...more |
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of this book so I could eagerly consume this latest work by an author I have been a fan of since his first novel, LOST GIRLS. Pyper never disappoints, and this latest thriller is no exception.
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Michele wrote: "I posted a review of Blueblood here on Goodreads and Amazon. Thanks again! I enjoyed every second of the story!"Michele, thank you so much. You've been such a great supporter of my work since we met here on GR. I can't thank you enough!
And I'm so glad you enjoyed Blueblood...the story came really easily to me (maybe too easy. The third book, Signs, has been more of a struggle). Here's hoping the others in the series keep flowing!
Happy holidays and I'll tak to you soon!
Matt
I posted a review of Blueblood here on Goodreads and Amazon. Thanks again! I enjoyed every second of the story!
Thank you for being cool about that, Totally agree there are far too many. I didn't just undo some lists to ease the notifications, I stopped them almost completely and look at the weekly updates in e-mail. Too much and makes things far more stressful than it should be making reading less enjoyable, too.YW and TY re: your books :)
Melissa wrote: "Hi Matt, Sorry I'm just now seeing your reply..."Hi Melissa - No problem. I'm getting almost overwhelmed by my GR notifications and messages...time to start "digesting" and paring down some lists. :)
Thanks for your well-wishes and thanks also for picking up A Reason to Live. I hope you enjoy it (and Blueblood).
cheers,
matt
Matthew wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Hi Matthew or do you prefer Matt?,Thank you very much for the friend invite! I've had "A Reason To Live" in my sites. Looking forward to checking it and your others all out! Have ..."
Hi Matt, Sorry I'm just now seeing your reply. The notifications are so many that most replies tend to get lost in all of the rest so I've started popping in on profiles to see what's up and say hello.
Goodreads, IMO, is awesome!! I was lost in an extremely bad rut of the same authors for years until I came here. Then an entirely new world opened up and it's raining new Author's, books and awesomeness!! Loving the diversity in all of it and cannot agree you more. The people here are amazing! I hope it brings you much success! Thank you again for "A Reason To Live" on Amazon. Looking forward to reading it and "Blueblood"!!
Def see you around GR,
~*Melissa*~ :)
Matthew wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Hi Matthew or do you prefer Matt?,Thank you very much for the friend invite! I've had "A Reason To Live" in my sites. Looking forward to checking it and your others all out! Have ..."
Hi Matt, Sorry I'm just now seeing your reply. The notifications are so many that most replies tend to get lost in all of the rest so I've started popping in on profiles to see what's up and say hello.
Goodreads, IMO, is awesome!! I was lost in an extremely bad rut of the same authors for years until I came here. Then an entirely new world opened up and it's raining new Author's, books and awesomeness!! Loving the diversity in all of it and cannot agree you more. The people here are amazing! I hope it brings you much success! Thank you again for "A Reason To Live" on Amazon. Looking forward to reading it and "Blueblood"!!
Def see you around GR,
~*Melissa*~ :)
Melissa wrote: "Hi Matthew or do you prefer Matt?,Thank you very much for the friend invite! I've had "A Reason To Live" in my sites. Looking forward to checking it and your others all out! Have an awesome night..."
Hi Melissa - Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm somewhat new to Goodreads (joined in 2007, but almost totally inactive until a few months ago) and have met a ton of great people and readers here. It's been wonderful encouragement to this indie writer. :)
I'll see you around GR!
matt
p.s. I'll be holding more Giveaways and contests soon, as I hope to release Blueblood , the sequel to A Reason to Live , in early-mid August. I'll let all my GR friends know first!
Hi Matthew or do you prefer Matt?,Thank you very much for the friend invite! I've had "A Reason To Live" in my sites. Looking forward to checking it and your others all out! Have an awesome night and catch you here later!
Warmest,
~*Melissa*~ :)
Matthew wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Hi, thanks for the friend request, your books look they are exactly what I love, so I can't wait for the chance to read one :)"Hi Jessica - Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them w..."
I enjoyed Stephen King's On Writing, it was a book I read quite some time ago, that was leant to me by my cousin. I really enjoyed reading about the process he goes through when writing, and all that he went through in order to get noticed in the world of writers. Definitely one I should read again!
Jessica wrote: "Hi, thanks for the friend request, your books look they are exactly what I love, so I can't wait for the chance to read one :)"Hi Jessica - Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them when you get a chance to read them. I should be holding another giveaway for A Reason to Live soon...I'll be pulling for you to win!
BTW, what did you think of Stephen King's On Writing?
Best,
Matt
A Reason to Live
Hi, thanks for the friend request, your books look they are exactly what I love, so I can't wait for the chance to read one :)
Robert wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Matthew."Thanks as well, Robert. Best of luck with your writing!
~ matt
Christine wrote: "thanks for being my friend"You're welcome, and thank you, as well! Hope to bump into you around GR!
~ matt
Catie wrote: "Thanks for the friend request! I really love The Stars My Destination - one of my favorites!"Hey Catie! Thanks for friending me back. You're the first person in a *while* I've met that's read 'Stars...how cool! I wish Bester had written more...two good novels and that's about it.
And you live in Woodbridge! Hope traffic on 95/495 isn't getting you down...I live in Alexandria and it can be a pain. Thank god for books :)
ciao, matt
Dear Matthew,I would like to thank you so much for your very unexpected friendship that i am most overwhelmed to have recieved. Goodreads is a fantastic site where one is able to converse with so many likeminded readers both authors and general readers, and as an aspiring author myself it is most useful & inspirational. Thank you also so much for the code of your book so that i can read it online; i am exceedingly obliged and i would like to thank you for hosting a book giveaway here on Goodreads, even one which this time i was unlucky not to win.
I look forward however to reading your work and wish you much sucsess, thank you once again.
Lucinda Xx
Hi JC - Thanks! Same here. Happy reading!
matt i.