Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

Writer of hard-boiled mysteries & ancient secrets. Living by Lake Como 🇮🇹, plotting with espresso ☕. Creator of Luigi Ferro & De Wever. mattborne.com Lake Como, Italy Joined November 2023

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

a month ago

Blood Before Ink. This week, the words take a backseat. My daughter’s flying in, and when family crosses the alps to see you, you don’t sit holed up in your den talking to ghosts and chasing killers. You make coffee. You walk. You talk. You listen. The manuscript will wait.

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

4 months ago

It’s done. The Varenna mystery is finished—at least the first draft. My process? When I hit a paragraph that doesn’t sit right—I mark it. I don’t stop. I keep the flow alive and let the mess pile up behind me. The cleanup comes after. Now it’s time to wade into that mess.#author

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

4 months ago

Yesterday was all about reading, not writing. Sometimes you need to let someone else’s words stir the pot while your own simmer in the background. But today I’m back at the desk. The story’s still there, tapping its foot, waiting to be finished. Time to roll up my sleeves #Author

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

4 months ago

Today, I’m back at the desk. The Varenna mystery is calling, and I’m aiming to bring it home. Final chapters got to hit like the first ones did—maybe harder. Everything that came before leads here, and there’s no room to fake it. No loose ends. No soft landings. #Author

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

4 months ago

Yesterday, I rolled up my sleeves and rewrote that stubborn chapter from the ground up—no mercy, no hesitation. It finally started talking back, and by the time I’d shut the lights, the next chapter was on the page too. Some days the story fights you. Yesterday, I fought back.

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

Yesterday, I reeled in the last red herrings from the lake and let them loose on the pages—twisting, darting, pulling the story into place. Two chapters written, secrets revealed, and maybe, just maybe, the mystery's bones are all in the right places now. #Author #MysteryNovels

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

The rain hasn’t let up—just keeps falling like it’s got something to prove. The kind of weather that makes the lake look like polished stone and turns every street into a trail of questions. Today I’m back at it, digging deeper into the mysteries swirling around Lago di Como

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

The rain taps a rhythm on the cobblestones, a metronome for the mysteries unfolding in me. It's a grey Sunday, the kind that blurs the line between reality and fiction. As I sip my espresso, I think that the rain isn't just washing the streets—it's revealing the truths beneath.

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

Having typed "THE END" on Sot's bloody saga. The Black Viking now sails through to publishing while I carve different paths—down the merciless slopes of the Alps. Silence, snow, and beer.

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

@mattborneauthor The Raven Takes Flight, book 1 of Sot, the Black Viking. Coming April 17 ⚔️ #newbook #vikings #pulpwriter #adventure #action #history

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

5 months ago

Meet Sot, a shield-maiden whose skin is as dark as soot. In my upcoming action adventure, The Raven Takes Flight, Sot battles prejudice, betrayal, and destiny itself in a land ruled by sword and myth. Prepare yourself for adventure, action, and the brutal beauty of the Viking Age

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

6 months ago

🇺🇸 Thank you, America! 🇺🇸 In just the first two days, the new De Wever mystery has already sold over 10% of what the first book did in an entire year—just in the USA! Your support means the world! 📖❤️ #dewever #mystery #antiques #newbook #brussels instagram.com/p/DHD8wsut-xu/…

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

7 months ago

My fist #scifi book. Almost Real R.U.R is my remagination of Karel Čapek's play from 1920. The play that coined the word ROBOT 🤖 Out now where ever you buy your books 📚 #author #pulpwriter

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

7 months ago

A new Luigi Ferro detective story is ready to be served. If you thought Luigi had his hands full with that boarding school case in Ravenna, wait until you see what's cooking in Michelin-star restaurants. Cooking up Murder is available now at MattBorne.com ‌#Hardboiled

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

10 months ago

In Nicolas De Wever's next mystery this artefact with an engraving of Zuljanah, the dragon with two faces, is the centerpiece. #writing #author #pulpwriter #writinglife #mystery #dewever #antiques #PageTurners #SuspenseBooks #ModernMystery #authorLife instagram.com/p/DCRZe7-gjpm/…

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

10 months ago

Coffee, a cockie and an hour of writing at the bar #author #writing #writinglife #pulpwriter #mystery #hardboiled #detective #italy instagram.com/p/DCWns03AGcO/…

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

10 months ago

Out now and free to download on my website: The Whisper of Ancient Sands #author #writing #newbook #thriller #myths #conspiracy #archeology #ActionReads #DetectiveFiction #CrimeThrillers #AdventureMystery #LightEntertainment instagram.com/reel/DBvXPJ6Od…

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

2 years ago

What author does not love a beautiful old library? Make sure to visit the Klementinum Library in Prague if you get the chance. #author #writing #writinglife instagram.com/p/C4ASLBcMX1X/…

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

2 years ago

You are welcome to visit my new website at mattborne.com Read interviews and buy new and old books (ebooks and audiobooks).

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Matt Borne @mattborneauthor

2 years ago

2 weeks after the release the first reviews are in "The Cipher of Eden is a tour de force, seamlessly blending myth and reality to create a narrative that is as intellectually stimulating as it is pulse-pounding" #author #writing #newbook #thriller #myths #conspiracy #archeology