Monday, October 12, 2026

Robert Ellis: Big News | Detective Matt Jones is Back



Detective Matt Jones, Book 5, is Out

Today’s the day that I’m All Better Now is officially available in print and eBook. Today’s the day that Detective Matt Jones is out and about, and I’m sincerely hoping that the world will never be the same—at least for those of us who love to read books!

Matt Jones is thirty years old. I know it seems surprising, but this is Matt’s fifth case in the fifth month of his rookie year as a homicide detective. Of all five novels, I’m All Better Now, was easily the most challenging for me as a writer, and the most fun.

One of my greatest joys beginning today will be imagining you guys reading this thriller — page by page, chapter by chapter. If you want to send me a play‑by‑play as you go, I’m ready. I love hearing how everything’s moving in real time. I just hope you get a kick out of reading this novel, just as I did, writing it.

Sleep tight! (And good luck with that!)

Robert

I’m All Better Now on Amazon


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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Robert Ellis: I’M ALL BETTER NOW Coming Monday, October 12

Photo of NY Times Acclaimed Author Robert Ellis (2026)

 

We're Almost There!

We're officially in the homestretch with I'm All Better Now launching in just two days, Monday, October 12, and I wanted to send a quick note.

 

This part of the process always feels a bit surreal, but this time around, my tenth time around, things seem way more intense! I’m guessing it has a lot to do with the fact that I fell in love with these characters and this story a long time ago. That I never could have imagined receiving a Kirkus Star—or the glowing review that came with it—let alone receiving one six weeks before the book is published. When the idea for I’m All Better Now hit me, I couldn’t wait to see how it was going to end. Now we’re watching the countdown tick toward launch day. 

I am incredibly thrilled, and to be honest, extremely nervous! Especially because there are a whole lot of people to thank. And it all starts with you guys. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to everyone following Detective Matt Jones through all the twists and turns of his nearly impossible journey. It has been almost five years between books. Thank you for the messages, the encouragement, and for your enthusiasm. I can’t wait to get your take when the smoke clears. I can’t wait to imagine you reading this novel, chapter by chapter. I hope it blows your mind!

Sleep tight!

Robert

I'm All Better Now - AMAZON

Bookcover of I’M ALL BETTER NOW, Detective Matt Jones Book 5, by Robert Ellis, with a moody silhouette of a woman in a pool of water at night overlooking Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, California, over a graphic of Robert Ellis in a hoody and bathing suit standing in the water at the beach in Santa Monica, California watching the sun set over the ocean.

 

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10/10/26