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Matthew Wilkinson was born in England and now lives in southern California with his family. Having taught himself to program assembly language, or ‘machine code’, at the age of nine, he spent the following thirty-plus years making video games for every game console that came into existence.
Despite his love of programming, he always had a passion for writing fiction and telling a good story. The first book he wrote was before he’d reached double digits, and was the (then) fourth book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. He was frustrated that Douglas Adams hadn’t written it yet, so he did it himself. Douglas Adams still remains one of the most influential and inspirational authors for Matthew to this current day.
You can find him on Twitter (@AuthorWilkinson) or e-mail: Matthew@Matt-Wilkinson.com.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
The Lost Souls is a paranormal thriller written by Matthew Wilkinson. It's the story of Todd, a techie who has gotten into a strange partnership with Kurt and Brad. The three hunt ghosts and market a polished version of their experiences as a ghost-hunting reality show. Brad is the front man who spends most of his time in front of the camera; Kurt gets up close and personal with the ghostly inhabitants they find; and Todd puts all the film and audio tracks together into what has become a hot and very popular show.
They are all making decent money and have signed contracts for the upcoming season when things start to go a little crazy. First, there's Todd's new neighbor who just happens to own a straight-jacket like the one Kurt wore in the derelict mental institution episode. She seems okay to Todd, even with the unusual garment, but no one else knows anything about her, and the apartment is still obviously vacant. Something is definitely going wrong.
Matthew Wilkinson's The Lost Souls is one of the most entertaining books I've read in an awfully long time. It has everything: ghosts and ghost-hunters, spooky settings, suspense, and Wilkinson's quirky humor that kept me grinning as I read. This is a book that manages to blend suspense with outright insanity, and I enjoyed every minute I spent reading it. Wilkinson takes an intriguing story line and makes it zing. Todd, Kurt, and Brad are a riot, as is Duff, Todd's obsessive ex-military bodyguard. Then there are the baby joggers on the Santa Monica boardwalk in one of the most bizarre chase scenes I've read. Need I say more? Oh, yes, happily, this is not his only book, and I, for one, will be looking for more offerings from this author.
