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As a young boy, Matt Allen used to prefer staying inside to read over going outside to play--especially once he discovered The Hardy Boys. Many books later, after being introduced to adult thrillers, he read as much as he could get his hands on. When he does put a book down, he squeezes in as much baseball as possible. After a college degree and a handful of jobs that had nothing to do with writing, he sat down to write a story of his own.

The Silence is his first novel. He is currently working on a second book. Matt lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife.

REVIEWS: Any author of any book I read already has my total respect by writing a book I desire to read. I know how difficult it is to tell a story well. Reviews are meant to focus on ...more

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I knew a month ago when I saw this list I was going to have to do one too. I may not enjoy going to the movies as much as used to (get off my lawn, etc., and so forth), but I still love watching them.

And we all love a good trilogy. A epic multi-part story that starts in one place then travails heaven and hell to take our hero from start to finish, leaving us amazed, exhilarated, and winded (etc. Read more of this blog post »

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