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As mentioned before, when I first began writing what would later become Subjunctive Mood , I was not thinking about a series. I was trying to process a period of my life that felt strangely unreal. During the Covid pandemic in South Africa, everyday reality often felt uncertain. Administrative processes were slower, information was sometimes unclear, and many people experienced situations that felt difficult to fully comprehend at the time. In that atmosphere, the mind looks

With Subjunctive Mood , the first book in my False Friends  series, already out, and Imperative Ember  following in February, I am now working on the third instalment. It seemed like a good moment to say a little about where the series came from. Some readers will already know from earlier newsletters that part of the inspiration comes from a real language school I attend here in Málaga. Technically, I am not a tourist in Málaga. I live here. But I am still a foreigner, and t

Subjunctive Mood, the first book in the False Friends  series, has finally arrived — and it begins with Ramón. In the classroom, Ramón is impossible not to watch. He teaches Spanish like a performance: tracing words back through centuries, jumping effortlessly between grammar rules, history and etymology. A walking dictionary with impeccable timing, the kind of teacher who makes even the subjunctive feel oddly entertaining. But lessons end. Outside the classroom, Ramón’s atte

Not everything can be learned in a classroom. If you read my first blog post, you’ll know I’m working on a new thriller series called False Friends — set in a Spanish language school here in Málaga, where not everyone is quite who they claim to be. This week, I want to introduce you to the teachers. The ones who will guide the students, ask all the right questions, and quietly lead them into chaos. On paper, they’re precisely what you’d hope for in a language school — friendl

After wrapping up my Mind Games  series — a psychological thriller that took readers deep into the murky waters of manipulation, deceit, and a nameless cult — I found myself at a creative crossroads. The characters were still echoing in my mind, their twisted logic and buried traumas lingering long after the final page. But the question remained: what next? I knew two things for sure. First, that my next series would be set in Málaga. I had just moved to this sun-soaked city