In the hush of a midnight church, Máté Nádasdy watches two strangers search for something beneath the altar. By morning, a truth will surface that leaves him questioning the mercy he once believed in.
On a quiet hillside beneath a waiting sky, a man lies still, listening for the moment everything will begin.
An Infinite Capacity
As published in the Twin Bird Review.
At the lake’s edge, he stirs a familiar chowder—then casts something irreplaceable into the water.
Heir Inapparent
A dying man’s final suit hides more than thread and silk—it conceals the key to a fortune, and possibly, a motive for murder. As Máté Nádasdy and Júlia Ruspoli dig deeper, they uncover a legacy of betrayal written not in ink, but in blood.
After a brutal attack leaves Máté Nádasdy bleeding in a storm-drenched alley, he takes refuge in an abandoned mill, stalked by two men bent on finishing what they started. With his memory fractured and danger closing in, Máté must survive the night—and piece together what he carries that others would kill for.
Virrasztás (Vigil)
On a snow-swept night in Budapest, Máté Nádasdy waits to prevent an assassination no one else cares to stop. But when the would-be killer turns out to be a ghost from his past, the vigil becomes a reckoning.
Rook Sacrifice
A high-stakes chess match in an exclusive Budapest club draws gamblers, aristocrats, and a desperate player with everything to lose. But as Lieutenant Máté Nádasdy watches the pieces move, he realizes the real game is being played off the board.
The wheat was too green, the mist too thick, swallowing the fence line and muting the world beyond. Something was wrong here, though whether in the field or in himself, Lucas couldn’t yet say.
"I rushed between the stalls, pushing people aside as I hurried toward her. She saw me and started shouting, 'Someone took my baby!' My heart was already pounding in my ears, my eyes moving fast around the crowd. 'Your child! What was she wearing?' She reached out and grabbed my coat sleeve. 'I only turned a second and she was gone.'"
A consumptive flower seller, a dead baron, and an embroidered handkerchief hold the key to a chilling conspiracy. Can Máté Nádasdy unravel the truth before innocent blood is spilled?
The Kvas Conspiracy
When Máté and Róbert make an innocent bet to see who can first observe a crime, it only takes moments for Máté to observe a suspicious exchange at the coffeehouse across the avenue. But when chaos erupts, Máté can't help but involve himself and a reluctant Róbert in bringing justice to the moment, even though the mastermind might well go free.