Author Event – Matt Witten: Killer Story

Reserved Seating is available when Killer Story is pre-ordered from Warwick’s through the linked green “Reserve Seats Here” button above. Only books purchased from Warwick’s will be signed. Please call the Warwick’s Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

On Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30pm Warwick’s will host Matt Witten as he discusses and signs his new book, Killer Story, in conversation with Matt Coyle. Matt Witten is a TV writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter who has written for many TV shows including House, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Medium, JAG, Homicide, and Judging Amy. His thriller novel The Necklace came out from Oceanview Publishing last year, and has been optioned for film by Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt wrote four mystery novels that were published by Signet, and he’s been nominated for two Edgars and an Emmy. Killer Story is his latest novel. Currently, he is writing a pilot for NBC called 51%.

How far will she go to catch the killer – and make her podcast a hit?

Talented and idealistic young reporter Petra Kovach is on the brink of being laid off from her third failing newspaper in a row. To save her job, she pitches the launch of a true crime podcast about a sensational, unsolved murder.

Years earlier, an alt-right YouTuber was killed in her Harvard dorm room, and the case went cold. Petra knew the victim – she was once her camp counselor and loved her like a little sister, despite their political differences.

Petra’s investigation gets off to a rocky start, as her promising leads quickly shrivel up. In her passionate quest for justice – and clicks – Petra burns sources and breaks laws, ultimately putting her own life on the line. Even as her star rises, she worries it could all come crashing down at any moment if her actions are exposed.

When her machinations start to backfire, there’s only one way to fix everything and solve the murder – even though it may cost her everything she loves.