{"id":1703,"date":"2017-06-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/matchup\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:14","slug":"matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"MatchUp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-ba5ba8a95740d88b40482a04c91ec559 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >MatchUp<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44p97d-9aa854937422823d8926f7c01c11c1c4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1704 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1704 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matchup-464x705.jpg\" alt='' title='matchup'  height=\"705\" width=\"464\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matchup-464x705.jpg 464w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matchup-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matchup.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2bsku1-6ee072fff5d0039dca070881322e318f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvqzd3f1-e94786e2be8380d26aeace1bcde7eb2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"book-header\">\n<p class=\"book-date\">Published on June 13, 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p><em>This short story is also available as Ebook single, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nelsondemille.net\/books\/getaway\/\">Getaway<\/a>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this incredible follow-up to the <i>New York Times <\/i>and <i>USA TODAY<\/i> bestseller <i>FaceOff<\/i>, twenty-two of the world\u2019s most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology.<\/p>\n<p><i>MatchUp<\/i> takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of <i>FaceOff<\/i> and adds a delicious new twist: gender. 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