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Matt PhillipsMatt Phillips

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Matt Phillips lives in San Diego. His books include the 2023 Thriller Award finalist A Good Rush of BloodTo Bring My Shadow, The Rule of ThirdsYou Must Have a Death Wish, CountdownKnow Me from SmokeThe Bad Kind of LuckyAccidental OutlawsThree Kinds of FoolRedbone, and Bad Luck City. Short fiction has appeared or been anthologized in Weren’t Another Other Way to Be: Outlaw Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Waylon JenningsDead-End Jobs: A Hitman AnthologyThe Eviction of HopeTough Vol. 1, Mystery TribuneRetreats from OblivionYellow MamaShotgun Honey, Flash Fiction OffensiveToughNear to the KnucklePowder Burn Flash, Pulp Metal MagazineManslaughter Review, and Fried Chicken and Coffee.

Other Awards

Finalist — Thriller Award for Best Original E-book Novel (2023)

Winner — Zocaló Public Square Poetry Prize (2015)

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