Andres Kabel

In my former life I was an actuary with three decades of global management experience. I like to claim those years make fertile writing fodder and perhaps that’s partly true, but the reality is that I came to the writing gig late. Now aged 63, I’m working harder than ever and relishing doing what I wish I’d done from the start.\nI began by writing short stories, mostly about middle-aged men in the corporate world (surprise, surprise), and had a modicum of success: I read out one tale at the Melbourne Writers Festival and earned some minor competition awards. Crime Factory, a wonderful short-lived magazine, featured my reviews, and I had tremendous fun for years with a reviewing blog, Cultural Pilgrim, that, sadly, has left no trace in the blogosphere.\nI’m out in the world of books now with \