Coming soon (late 2026)

My debut thriller

He sells discretion for a living. And sometimes solutions.

By night he moves through silk sheets and private lounges, listening more than he speaks. By day he quietly handles problems for people who cannot afford scandal.

He does not carry a badge. He carries leverage.

Every invitation brings him closer to something he should not hear. Every favor creates a debt.

I am building a noir thriller series where suspense leads and intimacy raises the risk. In his world desire has value, and control rarely lasts as long as he thinks.

Leo's professional books

Before fiction, I wrote and co-authored eight professional books on software quality, testing, DevOps and high-performing organizations.

It sounds far from noir, but the overlap is real. Pressure, risk and what people do when control begins to slip.

If you are curious about my earlier work, you will find it here.

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Leo van der Aalst

For years I wrote books about quality, systems and teams that must perform under pressure.

Now I bring that same discipline to fiction. As thriller author I write with clean pacing, sharp scenes and characters who cannot undo what they have done.

I am currently building a noir thriller series about a man who sells discretion and quietly handles problems for powerful people.