Three 5-star reviews for Downshift

available in print, eBook, and audio The first of the Sid Rafferty books, by Matt Hughes, Downshift, has three 5-star reviews on Amazon. 5.0 out of 5 stars Downshift is an uplift for thriller fans, May 16, 2013By Sandor – See all my reviews This review is from: Downshift: A Sid Rafferty Thriller, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition)A really engaging and entertaining story, narrated with sharp wit, attitude, and erudite authority by Robert Gonzalez. Highly…

Interview with Matt Hughes, author of Old Growth

At the moment Matt Hughes is house-sitting in Montebelluna, near Venice, Italy. He took time from his exhausting writing schedule to have a chat with Five Rivers’ publisher, Lorina Stephens, and talk about his forthcoming new release, Old Growth, the long-awaited sequel to Downshift. LS: In this Rafferty mystery you have him dealing with the more radical side of environmentalism, in this case the old growth crises that arose in the 1990s. What is it about…

Old Growth, by Matt Hughes, releases March 1, 2014

ISBN 9781927400494, 6×9 Trade Paperback, 316 pgs, $25.99eISBN 9781927400500 $4.99 The long awaited sequel in the Sid Rafferty Thriller series by Matt Hughes, Old Growth, releases from Five Rivers Publishing March 1, 2014 in both print and eBook. Hughes returns to British Columbia in this installment, where once more Sid Rafferty finds himself unwittingly caught in the cross-purposes of employers and events, this time involving environmentalist with interests not always as benevolent as they might…

Matt Hughes posts first chapter of Downshift

Last year we released a reprint of Matt Hughes’ page-turner thriller, Downshift, in both print and digital formats. It will very shortly be available as an audiobook through Iambik. Sid Rafferty is the unwitting protagonist in Downshift, between writing jobs, a rock and a hard place, and the poles of his luck. At this point, he’s willing to take on just about any writing gig. But when a return to his political spin-doctor days collides with…