A detective who sees the future thanks to an AI in his head – sounds crazy, right? That’s the exciting idea behind the new crime series by Bastian Martschink. In episode 13, we talk with him about the main character Finn Dever, serial murders, strange mysteries, and how such a book series is created.

What inspired Bastian to create Finn? Why is Finn more than just a detective – and how much truth is there in the fiction? 

We also talk about marketing that really works, why Bastian left his job in research, how AI is changing the way he teaches and what advice he gives to new writers.

This episode is only available in German.

Our Guest: Bastian Martschink

University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Are you interested in studying at Hochschule Düsseldorf?


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Bastian’s Publisher

Learn more about Bastian’s publisher:

Golkonda Verlag

Latest Book

His newest novel:


“Finn Dever – Letzter Blick”

Read book at Golkonda Verlag

Bastian aka “Finn Dever” on Social Media

Instagram: @finn.dever.official

LinkedIn: Bastian Martschink

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Host Johannes

Instagram: @thedata.scienceguy

Website: JohannesLederer.com

Research Tip for This Episode

Interesting research on AI detection:


A. Fischer, M. Laszkiewicz, J. Ricker & J. Lederer

Read the research directly