Born in Denmark, my family and I moved to Australia in 1957, where I grew up in the small country town of Yallourn. After finishing school in 1970, I moved to Melbourne to attend Monash University and studied for a Bachelor of Science in botany and genetics.

From 1975 to 1984, I worked in a variety of professions, including youth work, teaching, and as a laboratory technician. Deciding to return to study, I completed a Graduate Diploma in applied social research at Swinburne University in Melbourne, then worked in politics and community development until I once again returned to study at Swinburne in 1989, this time obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Business Information Technology. Since then, until retirement in 2006, I worked in the field of information technology, first as a software developer and business analyst with a large corporation, and then in computer support, finally spending nine years as a departmental IT Manager with Monash University.

I now live in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne, and since retiring have spent more time enjoying photography and art, writing novels and an illustrated children’s book, short stories and poetry. My other life-long interests include gardening, interior decoration and the appreciation of pre-WWII architecture.

Since I was a child, I have managed to acquire stray cats, sometimes having as many as six, and it is this intimate knowledge of cats and their fascinating behaviour that has allowed me to feature them in my mystery novels. More recently, I have developed a keen interest in the birds and wildlife living in my large garden, and they are the inspiration for my children’s book, ‘Boggle the Gymboot Bird’, which was illustrated by a young friend, Lucy Gao, who is currently a student at Monash University in Melbourne.

My first novel, ‘The Cicada’, was published in 2009, with a second edition issued in 2013. Its sequel, ‘A Death In The Making’, was published in 2011. ‘The Seed Gatherers’, published in 2013, is the third in the series. The books are primarily set in Australia of the 25th century, and their inspiration comes from having been an avid reader, with a main interest in the English classics, historical fiction, science fiction and crime-mysteries. My aim in writing these books was to combine science fiction with the crime-mystery genre, giving them a focus on social and environmental issues, as well as introducing a certain degree of humour.