Standalone
Silence Is Closer
Standalone novel
A quiet coastal noir about refusal, pressure, and what it costs to remain.
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Books by Matt Ansbro
Literary fiction published under the ADVNTR Press imprint — quiet, character-driven novels about motion, grief, and the long way home. All titles are written by Matt Ansbro and published independently through ADVNTR Press.
The Wild Roads Trilogy
A literary road trilogy following Eli, Mason, and Riley west out of Durango — a plainspoken, deeply felt story about sobriety, grief, and the kind of friends who stand guard without making speeches. Read the trilogy in order: start with Wild Roads: A road story about the long way through (Book 1, available now), continue with The Bare Horizon (Book 2, available now), and finish with The Longest Road Home (Book 3, coming Fall 2026).
Book 1
Wild Roads: A road story about the long way through
Available now (Released August 18, 2025)
A plainspoken road novel about sobriety, grief, and the friends who stand guard without making speeches.
Book 2
The Bare Horizon
Available now (Released March 8, 2026)
The road delivered them to the ocean. Now they have to decide if they can stay.
Book 3
The Longest Road Home
Coming Fall 2026
The conclusion to the Wild Roads trilogy, where the longest road is the one that leads home.
Coming Fall 2026
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Outside the trilogy, Silence Is Closer stands on its own — a quieter coastal noir set on the Washington coast. It can be read in any order.
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