Novels
Novelist · Screenwriter · Documentary Filmmaker
Stories from the darker edges of human nature
Crime fiction. True crime documentary. Nonfiction.
Novels
Scripts
These are just a sample from my portfolio of work.
The Devil's Disciple
Supernatural ThrillerA small-town deputy disgraced by a case that went wrong is thrown into an epic battle between good and evil when a suspected serial killer and his brother return with supernatural powers after disappearing sixty years ago.
Morning Star
Occult ThrillerA down-on-his-luck special forces veteran turned construction worker uncovers a conspiracy where his hometown's building boom is really a front for a highly organized secret society whose mission is to free an evil spirit locked away for centuries.
Repeat Offender
Crime DramaAfter more than a decade behind bars covering for a murder his childhood friend committed, a small-time crook is released only to discover his former friend is now a powerful crime boss who views him as a liability — with deadly consequences for everyone.
Dan's Docs · YouTube
"Investigative storytelling told with a filmmaker's eye — real cases, hidden histories, and the forces that shape criminal behavior."
Dan's Docs has been running since 2006, producing long-form documentary content on organized crime. Every episode is researched, scripted, narrated, and edited by Dan — drawing on primary sources including FBI memoirs, declassified documents, and landmark works like Selwyn Raab's Five Families.
20+
Years Running
100%
Solo Produced
Research & Writing
Alongside fiction and documentary work, Dan writes nonfiction — bringing the same research discipline and narrative clarity that drives his documentaries to the page.
Primary sources. Long timelines. A willingness to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
History on the Net · Aviation
The Mystery Explosion of United Airlines Trip 23
→ Read at History on the NetFoundation for Economic Education · Policy
How Government Guaranteed Student Loans Killed the American Dream for Millions
→ Read at FEEBackground
Daniel Kowalski is a novelist, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker whose work explores crime, history, and the moral weight of human decisions under pressure.
He has been producing long-form documentary content on organized crime since 2006, researching, scripting, narrating, and editing every episode himself. His sources run deep: FBI memoirs, declassified vault documents, seminal works like Selwyn Raab's Five Families.
His fiction — lean, character-driven modern noir — asks the same question his documentaries do: what happens to ordinary people when they are pulled into extraordinary darkness, and who do they become on the other side?
He also writes nonfiction, bringing the same research rigor to the page.
Reviews & Coverage
The characters are desperate, determined and questionable as Mike is pulled into the seedy underbelly of the New York crime world.
The Reading Cafe · Review of Our Thing
This book kept me riveted to my seat, and I couldn't wait to discover the "who" and "what" behind all that was going on!
Teri M Brown · Review of Death by Misadventure
Peak indie noir — raw, unpolished, and dripping with atmosphere. Detective Jennifer is about as real as they come.
Leggere Loft · Review of Death by Misadventure
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