Working on a number of writing projects.
Read my debut novel Alex Fish.
Alex Fish is a charismatic drifter, a semi-wealthy wanderer who drifts through the social worlds of Northern England and beyond at the turn of the millennium. As the story opens, he becomes entangled in a dark and fatal incident during one of his reckless pursuits, one that forces him to conceal uncomfortable truths and adopt new layers of deception. Was it accident? Recklessness? Something more deliberate? As he manipulates those around him to protect his carefully constructed facade, it becomes clear that Alex is hiding far more than he’s revealing about his nihilistic past and present. Meanwhile, his relentless pursuit of desire, fueled by substances, seduction, and self-deception-spirals into an unspoken war with his own unraveling psyche.
This debut novel by M.A. Biggam is a raw, unflinching psychological thriller, a disturbing portrait of identity and moral decay reminiscent of Trocchi, Camus, and Bukowski.
"In my bitterness I drown once more in liquor and choke on cigarettes, bury myself under drifts of white powder so to embody death in every cell and each thud of my quickening yet drowned heart."
At the turn of the millennium, in the shadowed social circles of Northern England and beyond, Alex Fish drifts, a charismatic, semi-wealthy wanderer fueled by desire and deception.
When a reckless pursuit leads to a dark and fatal incident, Alex is forced to bury uncomfortable truths beneath new layers of lies. Was it mere accident? Recklessness? Or something far more deliberate?
As he manipulates those closest to him to preserve his fragile facade, deeper secrets emerge from his nihilistic past, revealing a man at war with his own unraveling psyche. His relentless chase for seduction, substances, and self-deception spirals into moral decay, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, victim and predator.
Navigating diverse social worlds with effortless charm, Alex conceals the full extent of his inner conflicts, drawing readers into a raw examination of identity, addiction, and the fragility of self-constructed lives.
M.A. Biggam's prose peels back these layers with unflinching precision, exploring the consequences of unchecked desire and the dark underbelly of appearances in a materialistic world.
This debut novel is a psychologically immersive thriller and disturbing portrait of moral ambiguity and self-destruction, reminiscent of the existential rawness in Trocchi, Camus, and Bukowski.
Perfect for readers of character-driven literary fiction that probes the complexities of the human psyche without easy answers.