The Sunflower Widows

Fults, Matthew: - Matthew Fults is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. He is a former newspaper journalist and editor, an accomplished brand photographer, and his documentary work has been praised by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Detroit Free Press, Boston Globe and TV Guide among others.He is known for possessing a cinematic writing style and crafting scenes so rich with sensory detail that readers feel transported into the story. His thrillers have been compared to Vince Flynn and Dan Baldacci; his literary fiction to Milan Kundera and Kristin Hannah; and his travel essays have been humorously described as "the love child of Hunter S. Thompson and Ernest Hemingway on LSD." Fults's long-form storytelling is known for its poignancy, exceptional realism and literary style of journalism. His debut novel, The Scotland Project, was named a finalist for best thriller of the year. It's sequel, Messenger for the Dead, debuted summer 2025 and has been called "an essential terrorism thriller." The final book in the series, The Consequence of Sin, will land January 13, 2026.Meanwhile, his literary fiction debut, The Sunflower Widows, is being heralded as "A quiet triumph" and "Masterful." Discovery calls it "A must read" while The Book Commentary says "Fults's layered, empathetic portrayal of women living through war will captivate readers immensely." It's scheduled for a Sept. 23, 2025 release.