Or Else is a mystery novel set in a dysfunctional English department at a fictional Pittsburgh university.

When a graduate student goes missing, her friend hires a private detective to track her down. That private detective happens to have just hired a new assistant—who happens to remember the detective from his time as a kid’s TV star in the late 90s. The detective, the assistant, and the friend join together to uncover what’s really going on in a university beset by conflict, drama…and murder. The novel updates weekly. Start reading here.

There’s more! Fanfiction, author’s notes, academic work…

The missing grad student writes Sherlock Holmes fanfiction and academic scholarship. You can find the fic here, and the academic work and Miranda’s author’s notes here.