I studied literature and linguistics in Germany and the United States and worked in IT before I became a full-time writer and translator. I love to combine writing and traveling.

I support a street kids project in Recife, Brazil. When I visited Grupo Ruas e Pracas, I took part in a music and crafts workshop with the children. During my stay in Rio de Janeiro, STRAYS OF RIO, a social thriller set in this city of contrasts, took shape.

In 2008 I traveled through Chile, supposedly the safest country in South America. Stopped at a red light in our rented SUV, my partner and I were sandwiched between two trucks on the Pan-American highway. An unplanned excursion to the local hospital and the Carabineros de Chile allowed me insights I never meant to gain but wouldn't want to miss. A new story idea sparked: Crumple Zone.

Together with British author Francene Stanley, I wrote the Higher Ground series of four post-apocalyptic fantasy adventures. Since I enjoy hiking in the Alps, I came up with the Adventure Trek series, humorous action adventures with depth--and heights.

Recently I've started to rather travel back in time, 16th Century Nuremberg where Meister Frantz swings his executioner's sword...