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…

Downshift receives 4-star review

When we decided to publish Matt Hughes’ action-packed novel, Downshift, we knew it was one of those novels that would entertain from the first word to the last. It would appear this LibraryThing Reviewer agrees with four stars.   Available from Amazon     This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Sid Rafferty is a writer. He’s got into writing for movies, and got his fingers burned. Now he needs to write anything to…

Five for Five

The virtual ink has dried on contracts between Five Rivers and Iambik to publish audiobooks of five of Five Rivers’ novels: Downshift, by Matt Hughes; Kingmaker’s Sword, by Ann Marston; Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested, and From Mountains of Ice and Shadow Song, by Lorina Stephens. Iambik are now putting together voice auditions for all five novels. We’ll keep you updated when the audiobooks are slated for release. ISBN 9781927400074 eISBN 9781927400081 ISBN 9781927400166…

Interview with Matt Hughes, author of Downshift

Author, Matt Hughes We recently corresponded with Matt Hughes in his southern France house-sitting gig, to interview him regarding the re-release of his sensational thriller, Downshift, available June 1. Lorina: What was the inspiration for Downshift? Matt: I wanted to be a crime writer and I had a publisher interested in signing me.  That deal didn’t work out in the end, but I was lucky to make contact with the late L.R. Wright, one of…

Downshift, by Matt Hughes, now available for pre-order

ISBN 97819274000746 x 9, 268 pages The reprint of Matt Hughes excellent thriller, Downshift, is now available for pre-order through our website, at a special 25% discount. This is a rocketing good read. Witty, wry, a rollercoaster story that is never pretentious, always engaging. We think you’re going to love it. And then love the sequel, Old Growth, which is due out next year. Downshift is due for official release June 1, 2012, and will…