Penguin published Matt’s latest novel last year, Missing Monday, recently optioned for television. His early acclaimed horror novel Beneath Still Waters, filmed by Lions Gate and Filmax, premieres on The Sci-Fi Channel this Fall. His novel, Out of Time, has been optioned by Electric Entertainment (‘The Patriot’, ‘Independence Day’).

The Island of the Skull (Pocket Books), an original prequel to Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’, was released in 2005. Berkley released his first ‘Shane Christopher’ thriller, In Dreams, in September 2006.

Matt’s children’s series The Kids of Einstein Elementary, published by Scholastic and written with Len Mlodinow, blends math and adventure. The first two books, The Last Dinosaur and The Titanic Cat, were released in 2005. Other works for children include Magic Everywhere (Random House) and The Greatest Games of All Time.