L.M. Chilton reveals his surprising dating history that inspired his debut thriller, Swiped. 

After nearly a decade and 212 failed dates, L.M. Chilton channeled his dating frustrations into Swiped, a fresh debut murder mystery exploring the darker side of online dating cleverly crafted for the millennial reader. Today, we discuss his personal story and journalism efforts to uncover the truth behind the algorithms.

But his book isn't the only thing with plot twists. His decision to go on one last date revealed a real-life plot twist you'll love discovering. 

Patrons can dive into a bonus spoiler episode with the Swiped  ending, where Chilton discusses his favorite red herrings and killer reveal. 

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Meet L.M. Chilton

L.M. Chilton has been a journalist for 15 years, working for TV shows like This Morning, The One Show, and Loose Women, as well as magazines and newspapers such as The Times, The Mirror, Metro, New!, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour.

He started his journalism career writing for 'real life' magazines, interviewing people worldwide about the terrifying, hilarious, and heart-breaking things that had happened to them. And also funny things their pets had done.

He works from home in London, thinking of twists for murder mysteries and practicing the banjo instead of writing (much to the annoyance of his neighbors).

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