[sdf_hero id=”sdf-row-1″ last=”yes”][sdf_col id=”sdf-col-1″ width=”2/3″][sdf_text_block id=”sdf-element-0″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” text_alignment=”left” font_family=”” font_size=”” text_color=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” link=”” link_title=”” target=”” nofollow=”no” class=””]In The Murder Show, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning television writer, Matt Goldman, presents his 8th published novel, a mystery thriller, about a showrunner named Ethan Harris who returns to his hometown of Minneapolis and finds himself assisting in an unsolved death investigation of his high school friend, Ricky. As Goldman describes it, “[He] moved out to California and became a television writer… created his own show called The Murder Show… and it’s had three mediocre years and it’s on the bubble to come back for a fourth year. He goes in and pitches something to the network, they don’t like it… but the Writer’s Guild Strike happens then. So, he’s on strike and he’s trying to find another storyline for another season of his show… he goes back to Minnesota… and while he’s there, he runs into Ro Greeman… she is a Minneapolis police officer, but when they were spending their last summer as friends after they graduated high school, they had another friend named Ricky and they were going to Ricky’s cabin and the car broke down, and Ricky walked to get help… it turns out he was hit by a hit-and-run… no one ever came forward and the crime was never solved. Ro, now… she’s moonlighting, investigating this on her own, and she asks Ethan to help her with the understanding like, this is something you can use for your TV show… but, as they start to investigate, the more they learn, the more weird things get, and, kind of, the deeper they get in.”

After having worked in the television industry for 30 years, Goldman now prefers to write books over returning to TV. He remarked, “I’m not chomping in the bit to work in television again… I really like the book world. It’s a smarter, kinder place. I’m quite introverted. I call myself an introvert with social skills, so being in a room full of writers for 60-70 hours a week, as smart and wonderful and funny as they are, just wore me out. Working alone is a lot better suited to my temperament.”[/sdf_text_block][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-1″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Green-Quote-e1453672031762.png” top_margin=”15px” bottom_margin=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_blockquote id=”sdf-element-2″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” blockquote_alignment=”left” quote_icon=”yes” quote_icon_size=”fa-lg” blockquote_author=”Matt Goldman” cite_title=”” cite_link=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” class=””]If you create three-dimensional characters who behave like real people, who behave consistently, they don’t like to follow those plans.”[/sdf_blockquote][sdf_button id=”sdf-element-3″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”10px” bottom_margin=”” button_icon=”fa-hand-o-left” button_icon_position=”icon-left-side” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” button_layout=”left” style=”link” size=”btn-lg” link=”https://www.mattgoldman.com/” target=”_blank” nofollow=”yes” class=””]Learn more[/sdf_button][/sdf_col][sdf_col id=”sdf-col-2″ width=”1/3″][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-0″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Matt-Goldman.jpg” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”20px” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-1″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/carolinequotes.jpg” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_blockquote id=”sdf-element-2″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”” blockquote_alignment=”left” quote_icon=”yes” quote_icon_size=”fa-lg” blockquote_author=”Mickey Spillane” cite_title=”” cite_link=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” class=””]Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.”[/sdf_blockquote][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-3″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MurderShow.jpg” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”20px” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][/sdf_col][/sdf_hero]

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