Welcome to my author page. Here you can find short stories and excerpts from my upcoming novels.
I only started writing seriously a few years ago, and since then I only have a few short stories and one novel in the works. I have a lot of ideas for the future, but since writing takes time, you, as well as me, will have to wait for them.
My first novella, The Diary of Maggie Linklogger (with comments) is a short murder mystery written in an unusual epistolary format:
In front of you is the diary of Maggie, who started writing it just after her father died, using his old typewriter. She wrote it to feel closer to him and to process her feelings. But is there more to that diary than meets the eye? Does she really write it for herself, or does she have a hidden agenda? A lie she's trying to convince us of? What is she hiding? Who killed her father? And who keeps leaving comments on the diary? Maybe not everything written there is true. Maybe none of it is. Be careful as to who you believe, and proceed reading with caution.
Click here to for links to get the book on Amazon, Bookpod and Kobo.
Most murder mystery games offer only premade stories — and for good reason. Balancing the flow of information and misinformation, pacing clues, and managing the web of trust and suspicion is a complex task.
That's where Beerpuddle comes in. This book provides a structured yet flexible framework of guides and tools, making it easy to design your own engaging mystery without sacrificing balance, intrigue, or excessive time and money.
To read the short story On The Weekend, based on the cancelation of the Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, click here.
To read the short story Hunters, written for the 2025 Olamot convention, click here.
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