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The Life We ChoseFrom Matt Birkbeck—investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix’s #1 movie Girl in the Picture—a revelatory father/surrogate son story that takes readers deep inside the inner workings of the mob through the eyes of William “Big Billy” D’Elia, the right-hand man to legendary mafia kingpin Russell Bufalino, who ran organized crime in the US for more than fifty years.
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"Matt Birkbeck has killer leads, gripping kickers, and sensational descriptions."
The New York Times Book Review, Ada Calhoun
Netflix tells the jaw-dropping true crime story of Sharon Marshall in GIRL IN THE PICTURE, directed by Skye Borgman (Abducted in Plain Sight), executive produced by Matt Birkbeck and based on his books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon.
An accompanying five-part podcast of Girl in the Picture is available on iTunes and Spotify here.
See the trailer for Netflix's GIRL IN THE PICTURE
"I will never forget Finding Sharon - and that is a testament to investigative journalist Matt Birkbeck's dedication to an otherwise forgotten soul. She wasn't a celebrity, she was never going to be famous but her life mattered. Birkbeck’s compelling narrative here – and in A Beautiful Child before it – lays bare seething evil. But this must read also gives value to an otherwise anonymous soul and reveals how the human spirit can flourish even under the worst circumstances."
Diane Dimond, Inside Edition
Diane Dimond, Inside Edition
"As you read Matt Birkbeck's stunningly powerful book A Beautiful Child, you will soon realize that though he is razor focused on the disturbing and gut-wrenching case of Sharon Marshall, he is writing a tome to the millions of the lost, battered, and abused children of America. His research is impeccable; his story-telling captivating. You will not be able to put this book down until you know...."
Leigh Podgorski, author
Leigh Podgorski, author
