Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson is the author of the 2016 John Creasey CWA Dagger listed novel 'Wicked Game' which was also listed by Amazon UK as the highest-rated rising star novel of 2016. Wicked Game was a #1 (all books) best-seller on Kobo and peaked at #5 in the Amazon UK chart for all books. Originally a self-published work, in 2015, the rights to Wicked Game were acquired by London based publishers Orenda Books.

Matt is an ex-soldier and cop from the UK who lives in Wales. He served as a soldier and Metropolitan Police officer for twenty-five years.

Blown off his feet at the London Baltic Exchange bombing in 1992, one of the first police officers on the scene of the 1982 Regent's Park bombing, Matt was also at the Libyan People's Bureau shooting in 1984 where he escorted his mortally wounded friend and colleague, Yvonne Fletcher, to hospital.

Hidden wounds took their toll. In 1999, Matt was discharged from the police with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Whilst undergoing treatment, he was encouraged by his counsellor to write about his career and his experience of murders, shootings and terrorism. 

One evening, Matt sat at his computer and started to weave these notes into a work of fiction that he described as having a tremendously cathartic effect on his own condition. He has used his detailed knowledge and memory to create what has been described by many readers as a fast paced, exciting and authentic tale of modern day policing.

A keen biker, Matt rides a '99 Harley Davidson Fatboy and is patron to the UK based 'Armed Forces Bikers' charity.

In his spare time Matt keeps honey bees and produces his own honey. He scuba dives, collects unusual hats and enjoys hill-walking with his dogs at his home near the Brecon Beacons. 

More information, including book tour dates and festival appearances at www.mattjohnsonauthor.com

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Matt is represented by James Wills at Watson-Little Literary Agents in London and by Kaye Freeman at The Artists Partnership. He can be contacted by email mattjohnson57@hotmail.co.uk and through twitter @Matt_Johnson_UK .