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Matthew FitzSimmons

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Matthew FitzSimmons is the author of the bestselling Gibson Vaughn and Constance Series. His latest, The Slate, will be released in October, 2024. Born in Illinois and raised in London, England, he makes his home in Washington DC.

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	The Short Drop (Gibson Vaughn, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 50,822 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Constance (Constance, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 20,512 ratings — published 2021 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poisonfeather (Gibson Vaughn, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 10,675 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Harbor (Gibson Vaughn, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 7,662 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debris Line (Gibson Vaughn, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 4,771 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origami Man (Gibson Vaughn #5) 4.32 avg rating — 3,543 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chance (Constance, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 3,180 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slate 4.26 avg rating — 761 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La soga 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GIBSON VAUGHN series -- 5-book set by Matthew Fitzsimmons -- Short Stop / PoisonFeather / Cold Harbor / Debris Line / OrigamI Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Matthew FitzSimmons

Gibson Vaughn (5 books)
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Constance (2 books)
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This was recommended to me by a friend after I raved about Le Bureau (the brilliant French spy program). Terrific British spycraft novel with clever, witty writing. Herron has a gift for describing character that made me jealous. Le Carre is obviousl ...more
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Usually books that were considered shocking or scandalous in their day are tame and dull fifty years on, but Ballard's audacious imagery has lost little of its ability to drop a jaw. Perhaps it would have worked better as a short story or novella, ye ...more
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Never read any Nick Hornby when I was actually the target age demo, but I'm doing a survey of first person novels featuring male characters and had High Fidelity recommended to me by several people. I admire Hornby's honesty and commitment to not sof ...more
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“If you don’t have anything nice to say, take a big bite and chew slow.”
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“Hope is a cancer. One of two things happens. Either you never learn the truth, in which case it gnaws down to the bone until there’s nothing left, or worse, you do, and you go through that windshield at ninety because hope told you it was okay to make the drive without a seat belt.”
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