Matt Birkbeck

Matt Birkbeck is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Deconstructing Sammy , The Quiet Don , and A Deadly Secret . He is also the executive producer of the hit Netflix film Girl in the Picture , which is based on his books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon . A former newspaper reporter and correspondent for People magazine, he's also written features for Reader's Digest , Playboy , The New York Times , Philadelphia Inquirer , and Boston Magazine, among others. He lives in...See more

Matt Birkbeck is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Deconstructing Sammy , The Quiet Don , and A Deadly Secret . He is also the executive producer of the hit Netflix film Girl in the Picture , which is based on his books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon . A former newspaper reporter and correspondent for People magazine, he's also written features for Reader's Digest , Playboy , The New York Times , Philadelphia Inquirer , and Boston Magazine, among others. He lives in Pennsylvania. See less