Julion Okram
WRITES
Mystery solving & romantic childhood books - to intelligently entertain older schoolchildren and adults.
READS
Adventure, Romantic, Mystery, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Biography, History, Documentary, Popular Science, Science.
FAVORITE AUTHORS
Jules Verne, J. K. Rowling, Arthur C. Doyle, Dick Francis, Rex Stout, Robert Arthur, Zbigniew Nienacki, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo
FAVORITE MOVIES
Sherlock (BBC), Harry Potter, The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, Dinner for Adele
INSPIRATION
● Real mysteries and scientific puzzles.
● Interesting people, fates, coincidences.
● History, books, films, people I meet.
STORY LOCATION
The story series starts in a fictive European communist country in 1970s - 1980s. Approached from the angle of a light satire - as a grotesque scenery for secret societies and resistance circles practicing the prohibited activities (private ownership, reading western literature, having spiritual views, etc.) in illegality and under various creative forms of disguise.
HEROES
● Bruno Bolek: An 8-year-old schoolboy who plays with friends and invents amusing outdoors games in their otherwise boring city. Bruno discovers a misplaced mysterious historical chest. It once belonged to his grandfather, it is locked, and nobody really knows what is inside - but it glows therein, and weird things are happening around there!
● Dr. Sinister Barton: An enigmatic treasure hunter (disguised as a speech therapist working in a ramshackle state ambulance). Without his help, the chest would be confiscated by the police. And this is just the beginning of a chain of unusual histories and unexpected twists. With every new discovery or scientific explanation, even more new surprises and challenges will emerge...
MORAL
Most mysteries cannot be resolved within an hour, or a week, or so. Patience, dedication, continuing interest and long-term systematic efforts are needed to achieve great goals. Never give up - real life will bring more failures than instant winnings. Friendship and mutual trust can help people to survive in difficult times or in dysfunctional society.
WRITING APPROACH
Light-style entertaining mystery-solving stories. Romantic childhood adventures with aspects of science fiction, but always based on deep knowledge. Scientific explanations of miracles and apparitions are often included. Enjoy secrets, discoveries, thrilling action, and funny situations. And enjoy a rich dose of realistic fantasy: The stories leave an impression "I want this to be real" or "I will make this real one day" rather than "I am so sad that the book is over and this story could never happen".
NOT INCLUDED
I do not write about people-eating monster invasions, time traveling, synchrotron explosions, meta-humans, parallel universes, mass destruction, inventing a new antibody within a 3-hour time span, obsession with crime, gunfire heroes, etc. ...
PREPARED BOOKS
The Case of the Forgotten Chest (preview released)
The Mystery of the Rammed Key
The Adventure with the Lost Train
The Surprise in the Old Herbarium
The Problem of the Vanished Pyramid
READERS
Family reading: Older school kids, youth, adults, seniors.
