Matthew Ryan Davies Matthew Ryan Davies i(24393591 works by)
Also writes as: Matt Davies
Gender: Male
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2 y separately published work icon The Broken Wave Matthew Ryan Davies , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2023 26846335 2023 single work novel mystery

''We never talked about what happened in 1992. Did it quietly haunt him the way it did me?'

'In the small seaside town of Queenscliff, two boys from opposite sides of the world forge a friendship over a summer of sun, adventure and brotherhood. Until a catastrophic event shatters their idyllic childhoods. 

'Two lives are lost. A lie is told.

'Years later, when Tom dies in suspicious circumstances, Drew flies from the US back to Australia for his friend's funeral. Still haunted by that night in 1992, he's about to find out if Tom ever told anyone the truth, if the two events are connected, and if their friendship was worth the price they paid.

'Told with Davies' trademark emotional depth and sensitivity, The Broken Wave is a compelling mystery about the long tentacles of childhood trauma, finding connection in the least expected places and the unbreakable bond of friendship.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Things We Bury Matthew Ryan Davies , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2022 24393741 2022 single work novel

'Three siblings, reunited in their home town, are struggling to deal with the fallout of a car crash that almost killed their father. This, on top of everything else life is throwing at them. Josh is trying to save his marriage and hard-won TV career in the wake of a painfully public sexual harassment scandal. But is he really as innocent as he says? Jac, perennially single, is getting married - unbeknownst to her family. But will the private war she's been waging since leaving the town sabotage this relationship, too? Dane, ever honest and dependable, is running the family business while their father is in hospital. But not everything is above board. Can he look the other way for his dad's sake? A mysterious list of names. Long-buried family secrets. Old, festering wounds. What will happen when everything buried is dragged to the surface?  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon This Thing of Darkness Matt Davies , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2018 24393831 2018 single work novel young adult 'Riley's sister is dead and she feels responsible. Nothing numbs the pain. Nobody gets her. Until she meets Dean. He's new to the school, mysterious, and Riley is immediately drawn to him. But when Dean's dark past surfaces, their two tortured worlds collide.' 

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