Matt Fullerty writes novels about chess, crime and conmen, namely a chess prodigy, a murderess and an art forger.

Author of novels THE KNIGHT OF NEW ORLEANS, THE MURDERESS AND THE HANGMAN and AMERICAN CON ARTIST.
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Extract (from The Pride and the Sorrow)


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Paul Morphy, world chess champion at aged 22, at the height of his powers.



The Pride and the Sorrow
Bookhabit is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Bookhabit Unpublished Novel Competition is Matt Fullerty's The Pride and the Sorrow.
 


Matt receives a US$5000 prize and is "thrilled" about winning the first Bookhabit competition.