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New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award–winner Matt Goldman joins The Crew Reviews to discuss LIAR’S CREEK, a brooding small-town thriller about fathers, sons, and how far a family will go to protect its own.
When Clay Hawkins comes home after twenty years away, the rift with his father, Judd, is right where he left it. Then Clay's uncle Teddy goes missing, and three generations of Hawkins men have to face each other to find him.
Matt takes us inside the book—what stand-up and a TV-writing career (Seinfeld, Ellen) taught him about dialogue and timing, what fly fishing has to do with grief and fathers and sons, and how a missing-person story becomes a story about loyalty and coming home.
Watch now! Like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments!
Praise for LIAR’S CREEK:
“Reads like the best of John Hart, Greg Iles and Harlan Coben.” —BookTrib
“I read it in one weekend blitz. You will, too.” —The Globe and Mail
“An emotional tale about fathers and sons.” —Oline Cogdill, Shelf Awareness
Praise for Matt Goldman’s earlier work:
“A writer to watch.” —Harlan Coben
“A perfect blend of light touch and dark story.” —Lee Child, on GONE TO DUST
“First-class… not to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on CAROLINA MOONSET
ABOUT MATT GOLDMAN:
Matt Goldman is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and an Emmy Award–winning television writer whose credits include Seinfeld, Ellen, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. He began as a stand-up comedian at the University of Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles to write full-time. He is the author of the Nils Shapiro mystery series — beginning with GONE TO DUST — and the standalone CAROLINA MOONSET, and has been nominated for the Shamus and Nero Awards. He lives in Minnesota with his family. LIAR’S CREEK launches a new series.
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New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award–winner Matt Goldman joins The Crew Reviews to discuss LIAR’S CREEK, a brooding small-town thriller about fathers, sons, and how far a family will go to protect its own.
When Clay Hawkins comes home after twenty years away, the rift with his father, Judd, is right where he left it. Then Clay's uncle Teddy goes missing, and three generations of Hawkins men have to face each other to find him.
Matt takes us inside the book—what stand-up and a TV-writing career (Seinfeld, Ellen) taught him about dialogue and timing, what fly fishing has to do with grief and fathers and sons, and how a missing-person story becomes a story about loyalty and coming home.
Watch now! Like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments!
Praise for LIAR’S CREEK:
“Reads like the best of John Hart, Greg Iles and Harlan Coben.” —BookTrib
“I read it in one weekend blitz. You will, too.” —The Globe and Mail
“An emotional tale about fathers and sons.” —Oline Cogdill, Shelf Awareness
Praise for Matt Goldman’s earlier work:
“A writer to watch.” —Harlan Coben
“A perfect blend of light touch and dark story.” —Lee Child, on GONE TO DUST
“First-class… not to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on CAROLINA MOONSET
ABOUT MATT GOLDMAN:
Matt Goldman is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and an Emmy Award–winning television writer whose credits include Seinfeld, Ellen, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. He began as a stand-up comedian at the University of Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles to write full-time. He is the author of the Nils Shapiro mystery series — beginning with GONE TO DUST — and the standalone CAROLINA MOONSET, and has been nominated for the Shamus and Nero Awards. He lives in Minnesota with his family. LIAR’S CREEK launches a new series.
Purchase your copy of LIAR’S CREEK: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250409416/liarscreek
And if you want to learn more about the guys from The Crew Reviews or see additional author interviews, visit us at thecrewreviews.com
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