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Matt Witten

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December 11

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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 …mǰWhen 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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Pub Day for Killer Story is Tomorrow and It's Only $2.99 The First Week!

My thriller novel Killer Story comes out tomorrow, Jan. 17! Killer Story is about an idealistic journalist who launches a true-crime podcast to investigate the murder of an alt-right YouTuber she loved like a little sister, despite their political differences. "Riveting and irresistible--a deep dive into journalists' tactics, ambition, and cut-throat passion." - Hank Phillippi Ryan. From now throu Read more of this blog post »
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The Necklace was an emotional ride and I truly didn’t know whodunit until the very end. This is a book that will stick with you long after you turn the last page. Highly recommend!"
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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.”
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“Terri had been a teenager when Amy was killed, had babysat for her.”
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“It's better to be lucky than smart.”
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Gerrie Loved The Necklace. Looking forward to the film!


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