If you were to ask me about my biggest passion, the answer, without a shadow of a doubt, would be BOOKS! Since you’ve found your way to my website, I dare say you might suffer from the same delightful affliction. While it’s usually a spur-of-the-moment decision to pick which book you’ll indulge in, choosing what to write as an author is a different ballgame. Writing a book takes ages compared to reading one, and let me assure you, the pleasure of crafting it is twice as maddening and twice as rewarding.

As I’ve already confessed HERE, I have a bit of a penchant for sarcasm, so my first books, written in my mother tongue, were filled with humour. I had a great time, and so did my Czech readers, but I truly believe writing in English will open up more opportunities. So, I traded my beloved Europe for beautiful Australia for five years to polish my English and battle a few enormous spiders. Mission accomplished, I hope. Also, I fell head over heels for Sydney.

I have a cheeky confession to make: I find serial killers fascinating. I mean, there are plenty of words to describe them rattling around in my head, and most aren’t flattering. Ever since watching the gripping film ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ I’ve been intrigued by these elusive predators among us. What drives them, their desires, their ambitions, and their fears? I’m definitely not up for meeting one in person, but I can’t help but wonder if highly intelligent serial killers tap into our primal instincts.

Here we go: a book about serial killers in Sydney, pursued by the astute, handsome Inspector Daryl Stout with Czech roots. What could possibly go awry, I wonder?

The crime novel “Red Peppers” kicks off the series, with Inspector Stout investigating serial killers terrorizing Sydney. I mean, you’d normally expect just one serial killer per book, but bam, I’ve got three cunning ladies teaming up in the first one! As the manuscript is about to find a publisher, I’m already deep into the second book of the series, and I can promise you, it’s going to be intriguing and chilling!

Well, that’s me. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a few innocent souls to dispatch…

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