Make Blood Tracks to the Bookshop...

I will be launching BLOOD TRACKS the first in my new series from Severn House Publishers at a signing session at top independent bookshop Book Ends in Carlisle, Cumbria at 2pm on Saturday 5th December 2015, and invite everyone along wishing to get a signed/personalised copy for their collection.

BLOOD TRACKS - A Grey and Po Thriller from Matt Hilton

Introducing private investigator Tess Grey and Southern renegade ex-con Nicolas 'Po' Villere in the first of a brand-new series of fast-paced action thrillers. When her local District Attorney offers her a considerable sum of money to track down state witness Crawford Wynne, private investigator Tess Grey is in no position to refuse. Wynne is one of the few men still alive who can help the State nail vicious drug lord Alberto Suarez. But Tess is not the only one trying to track Wynne down. Suarez's psychotic brother Hector has been hunting and butchering anyone who is a danger to his brother. Tess needs help and there's only one man she can turn to: Southern renegade ex-con Nicolas Villere, known to all as Po. Po always gets his man, but he has never been teamed with a woman before. Both have their own agenda for taking on this case, and neither fully trusts the other. But of one thing they are sure: if they don't cover each other's backs, they are both going to die.

Blood Tracks - OUT NOW!

Blood Tracks - the first in a band new series from Matt Hilton

Introducing private investigator Tess Grey and Southern renegade ex-con Nicolas 'Po' Villere in the first of a brand-new series of fast-paced action thrillers. When her local District Attorney offers her a considerable sum of money to track down state witness Crawford Wynne, private investigator Tess Grey is in no position to refuse. Wynne is one of the few men still alive who can help the State nail vicious drug lord Alberto Suarez. But Tess is not the only one trying to track Wynne down. Suarez's psychotic brother Hector has been hunting and butchering anyone who is a danger to his brother. Tess needs help and there's only one man she can turn to: Southern renegade ex-con Nicolas Villere, known to all as Po. Po always gets his man, but he has never been teamed with a woman before. Both have their own agenda for taking on this case, and neither fully trusts the other. But of one thing they are sure: if they don't cover each other's backs, they are both going to die.

Out now in the UK in hardback. Ebook and world editions to follow February 2016

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

TEMPUS: The Phoenix Man by Matt Hilton

Now available on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tempus-The-Phoenix-Matt-Hilton-ebook/dp/B014L5YE24/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0CF9366VBSN88X4RDQYQ

High-concept, speculative fiction all delivered in a rip-roaring action adventure, from the best-selling author of the Joe Hunter thrillers. 

What if everything we thought we understood about the nature of time was wrong? 

In the nuclear devastated landscape of London, James Rembrandt delivers law and order with a firm hand and uncompromising resolve. In his violent world it takes a violent man when dealing with cannibalistic scavengers. But Rembrandt was never born to the hellish Old City: he is a man out of time and place, but even he doesn’t know it. 

When he is snatched from death, and deposited in an alternate time and dimension, he has finally come home. But he has returned to a place alien to him, and a world suddenly on the verge of destruction when a wormhole tethered between dimensions begins merging both Earths. Our world is about to be consumed, and the future of mankind relies on Rembrandt. He must again transvect, this time to avert the war that destroyed his parallel world, and seal the planet destroying breaches. He has already died once: he could die again. But what is one man’s worth compared to that of billions? 

Survival Horror says it all...

OUT TODAY! SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest

Includes a tale from yours truly called 'After The Red Rain Fell".

Survival horror says it all. 
Imagine Resident Evil… Silent Hill… with soldiers. 
Straining to make that one clip of rounds last. Making sure not to waste a single bullet. 
Lost in the shadows, low on ammo; only edged weapons; wounded, fighting to survive, the last remnants of the mission team trying to make sense of where they had gone wrong, and how to make it out alive with next-to-no resources. 
Survival horror, where every bullet counts. 
Featuring nearly 100,000 words of military fiction and sci-fi. 
– Jeremy Robinson & Kane Gilmour (Callsign: Deep Blue, Ragnarok, and Omega, all part of the phenomenal Jack Sigler/Chess Team series) 
– S.D. Perry (has written extensively in the universes of Star Trek, Aliens, and Resident Evil, among others) 
– Weston Ochse (SEAL Team 666 and Grunt Life/Grunt Traitor) 
– Matt Hilton (author of the high-octane Joe Hunter thriller series) 
Plus another six established and emerging writers. 

Get it on Kindle here

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
Badlands – S.D. Perry 
Of Storms and Flame – Tim Marquitz & J. M. Martin 
In Vaulted Halls Entombed – Alan Baxter 
They Own the Night – B. Michael Radburn 
Fallen Lion – Jack Hanson 
Sucker of Souls – Kirsten Cross 
Cold War Gothic II: The Bohemian Grove – Weston Ochse 
After the Red Rain Fell – Matt Hilton 
The Slog – Neal F. Litherland 
Show of Force – Jeremy Robinson & Kane Gilmour 

REVIEWS FOR SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: 
“Of the four volumes thus far, Survival of the Fittest is arguably the 
most cohesive, certainly the most enjoyable for me to read. Every story 
was well-chosen; every author represented by solid, engaging storytelling, 
and every conclusion (even to those stories that are part of 
continuing narratives) inevitable and, at the same time, wonderfully 
surprising.” 
—Dr Michael R. Collings 

“Very enjoyable and well worth reading.” 
—Hellnotes 

“This anthology takes what’s expected from the genre and turns it 
into the strangest, most bad-ass mix of military horror stories in the 
best way possible.” 
—Horror Review 

Follow the "Blood Tracks"

BLOOD TRACKS - the first Tess Grey and Po Villere Thriller - by Matt Hilton

Coming this November from Severn House Publishers

When her local District Attorney offers her a considerable sum of money to track down state witness Crawford Wynne, private investigator Tess Grey is in no position to refuse. Wynne is one of the few men still alive who can help the State nail vicious drug lord Albert Suarez. But Tess is not the only one trying to track Wynne down. Suarez’s psychotic brother Hector has been hunting and butchering anyone who is a danger to his brother.
Tess needs help and there’s only one man she can turn to: Southern renegade ex-con Nicolas Villere, known to all as Po. Po always gets his man, but he has never been teamed with a woman before. Both have their own agenda for taking on this case, and neither fully trusts the other. But of one thing they are sure: if they don’t cover each other’s backs, they are both going to die…

The Devil's Anvil is Here!

Today is the publication day for the eagerly anticipated tenth Joe Hunter thriller - The Devil's Anvil - on sale everywhere good books are sold.

Joe Hunter: "X"

The wait is almost over. Joe Hunter 10 is just over 24 hours away from publication now. On Thursday 4th June the hardcover, Ebook and trade print paperback will be published by Hodder and Stoughton, and on general sale where all good books are sold.

You can order it Here

THE DEVIL'S ANVIL - Joe Hunter 10 - by Matt Hilton

Accepting the task of protecting Billie Womack is a no-brainer for ex-counterterrorist soldier Joe Hunter, but it comes with its own set of complications. 

Billie's husband, Richard, stole thirty million dollars from some violent people. He apparently died in a car crash with Billie's daughter, Nicola, during a desperate attempt to elude his pursuers. But his enemies don't believe him dead. They think he escaped the plunge into the icy river that killed Nicola and has now decided to come back for the money. If he's alive, they believe he'll contact Billie. 

It doesn't take long for the bad guys to arrive at her remote farmhouse. Soon she and Joe are fugitives. Dead or alive, Richard's fate means nothing to Hunter, but he promises to do everything in his power to protect the grieving mother. Even if it means taking a bullet for her, it's a price he'll pay. 

It's a pledge he will come to regret, as he learns that killers are forged on the Devil's anvil.

Joe Hunter Hits San Francisco With All Guns Blazing

Those great guys at DOWN AND OUT BOOKS continue to bring Joe Hunter's adventures to the USA, with the release of Joe Hunter 8 - RULES OF HONOR - in both Ebook and paperback on 1st June 2015. This edition is only available to readers in the USA.

When Rink’s father is murdered, Joe Hunter vows to help his friend avenge his brutal death. Rink’s mother Yukiko isn’t talking, her silence governed by the Bushido tradition of giri, or moral obligation. But other people known to Yukiko are also dying, all due to a shameful secret from their past that Hunter must uncover if he hopes to end the murders. To do that rules must be broken, and Hunter doesn’t care what he must break to stop the killer. 

“The action scenes are immaculately described...and even the shades of grey are murkier than ever. An excellent starting point to the dark and dangerous world of Joe Hunter.” 
—crimereview.co.uk 

“A rip-snorting novel which is fast paced, exciting and yet self-aware enough to address its own belief system.” 
—Graham Smith, author of Snatched From Home 

“...Hilton drives pace faster than The Stig...” 
—crimesquad.com 

“...grows at a steady pace and to be honest even though there’s more than enough action and killing to satisfy the most ardent action reader throughout the course of the book it plays second fiddle to the reason for the deaths, something I enjoyed more than any of Matt’s previous books...this for me is a more thoughtful adventure in avengement and plot building, the combination of both helps deliver a more mature action thriller.” 
—milorambles.com 

“Sharp and hard hitting...Matt doesn’t allow himself to get complacent, but continually delves deeper into the psyche of Joe...Fast-paced, action-filled and completely addictive, Matt shows his continuing maturity as a writer with an exhilarating ride that still maintains humour and wit.” 
—www.shotsmag.co.uk 

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The Devil's Anvil is Nigh

The Devil's Anvil - the tenth staggering Joe Hunter thriller - will soon hit the shelves and E-readers far and wide. It's just a little over a fortnight until the official publication date on 4th June 2015. I know some of my readers have been eagerly anticipating Hunter's return, being fifteen months since we last saw him in The Lawless Kind. I hope the wait has been worth it.

Available for pre-order now on Kindle and in hardcover 

The DEVIL'S ANVIL by Matt Hilton

Accepting the task of protecting Billie Womack is a no-brainer for ex-counterterrorist soldier Joe Hunter, but it comes with its own set of complications. 


Billie's husband, Richard, stole thirty million dollars from some violent people. He apparently died in a car crash with Billie's daughter, Nicola, during a desperate attempt to elude his pursuers. But his enemies don't believe him dead. They think he escaped the plunge into the icy river that killed Nicola and has now decided to come back for the money. If he's alive, they believe he'll contact Billie. 


It doesn't take long for the bad guys to arrive at her remote farmhouse. Soon she and Joe are fugitives. Dead or alive, Richard's fate means nothing to Hunter, but he promises to do everything in his power to protect the grieving mother. Even if it means taking a bullet for her, it's a price he'll pay. 


It's a pledge he will come to regret, as he learns that killers are forged on the Devil's anvil.

BLOOD TRACKS - The First in a Brand New Thriller Series from Matt Hilton

Earlier this year I mentioned I was holding off on some good news until all my ducks were in a row, papers signed and the news could be made official. Well, I'm very happy to announce that those lovely people at Severn House Publishers will be publishing a brand new thriller series from me, featuring new characters Tess Grey and Nicolas "Po" Villere. The first in this brand new action-packed series is called BLOOD TRACKS and will be available in the UK in November this year, and in the USA (and rest of the world) next Spring. Joe Hunter fans will love this new series, and hopefully it will garner a new readership too. On the subject of everyone's favourite vigilante, fear not. This is not a departure from Hunter's adventures. Hunter will continue too. So if you enjoy my books, rejoice, because I'll be back to (at least) 2 books a year from here on in.

The Shadows Call to You

http://booksandpals.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/2015-readers-choice.html

Totally unexpected as it was, I recently heard from BIG AL'S BOOKS AND PALS - an excellent review site that concentrates on ebook and indie published books - informing me that my ghost/paranormal thriller 'THE SHADOWS CALL' has been shortlisted for a readers choice award. I'm chuffed to bits at the news, because it is validation of the book I hadn't expected.

Voting is open at Big Al's now through until midnight on March 28th (mountain time USA). Anyone who would like to vote can do so by the link supplied above, where there are some great prizes on offer as incentives to readers. I wish all the nominees luck, and win or lose, I'm still over the moon.

THE SHADOWS CALL by MATT HILTON  

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Shadows-Call-Matt-Hilton-ebook/dp/B00PCHT3FE/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3

The Devil's Anvil

The Devil's Anvil - Joe Hunter 10 - out 4th June 2015

Accepting the task of protecting Billie Womack is a no-brainer for ex-counterterrorist soldier Joe Hunter, but it comes with its own set of complications.

Billie's husband, Richard, stole thirty million dollars from some violent people. He apparently died in a car crash with Billie's daughter, Nicola, during a desperate attempt to elude his pursuers. But his enemies don't believe him dead. They think he escaped the plunge into the icy river that killed Nicola and has now decided to come back for the money. If he's alive, they believe he'll contact Billie.

Available for pre-order now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QQNW3F0/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_57B8ub1ADT682

After the Red Rain Fell

As well as writing the exploits of Joe Hunter, I also enjoy writing "other" stuff, as my readers probably know. Recently I was asked to contribute to an anthology of "military horror" by editor Geoff Brown of Cohesion Press, and am thoroughly pleased to announce that my short story "After the Red Rain Fell" will be included in the upcoming SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest, alongside some military horror stalwarts  like S.D Perry, Weston Ochse, Jeremy Robinson, Kane Gilmour and Joseph Nassise.

You can check out the full line-up for this highly anticipated collection right here: http://cohesionpress.com/our-books/snafu/snafu-ii-survival-of-the-fittest/