Wicked Leaks: A Thriller

By Matt Bendoris

•This is the author’s US debut.

•First published in the UK, Wicked Leaks is a fast-paced thriller with a humorous tone and sharp dialoge that plays off of one of the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Princess Diana and adds a timely, Wikileaks-esque element—an anonymous website leaking government secrets.

•August 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.

•The author is a senior journalist at The Sun and was named the 2016 Arts and Entertainment Journalist of the Year. His first book, DM for Murder, was shortlisted for the 2015 Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year.

•Wicked Leaks is part of a three-book series that features the protagonists April Lavender and Connor Presley, a team of journalists turned private investigators.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Release date: Sep 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781510725799

Matt Bendoris

Matt Bendoris has been a journalist since 1989, first as a pop culture columnist before becoming a staff features writer for The Mirror and The Sun, and was named the Scottish Newspaper Society’ s Arts/Entertainment Writer of the Year in 2016. He is the author of two previous books, Killing with Confidence, which he-wrote on his BlackBerry during his morning commute, and DM for Murder, which was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year in 2015. He currently lives in Scotland with his wife and two children.