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    MATTHEW ROSS

    Nov 05, 2020 3 minutes

    Writing what you know is something Matthew Ross, this month’s debut author, took to heart when penning his first crime novel, Death of a Painter (published by indie publisher Red Dog Press in April 2020).

    Having worked in and around the building and rail construction industry for thirty years, Matthew, who is married with two young boys, felt it was a natural setting for his first murder mystery.

    ‘It’s my own

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