Ecoute Magazine – Tom Vater

Troubled Waters novella in New Anthology

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021tomLeave a Comment

With Laure Siegel, I have been writing crime fiction novellas for French language magazine Ecoute (which helps German readers learn French) for the past four years. Our latest story, ‘I want to meet Brad Pitt‘ is being published over the next four months (and the story features a cameo by the Hollywood star). We’re currently […]

Troubled Waters – Novella in Paperback Anthology Le Phare de L’Enfer.

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020tomLeave a Comment

Troubled Waters, the first novella I wrote with Laure Siegel for Ecoute Magazine, the story of a surfer who dies under mysterious circumstances on La Reunion Island, is out now in Le Phare de L’Enfer (The Lighthouse from Hell), a new anthology of crime stories for French learners in Germany. Our fourth novella ‘I Want […]

‘I want to meet Brad Pitt’ – 4th Crime Novella in Ecoute Magazine

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020tomLeave a Comment

Ecoute Magazine in Germany is about to start publishing my latest (and 4th) French language novella I wrote with Laure Siegel, in four monthly installments.This short fiction is called ‘I want to meet Brad Pitt’ and the actor may make a cameo appearance.Enough said.

Eaux Troubles – crime novella set in la Reunion – published in Ecoute Magazine

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019tomLeave a Comment

Finally got my hands on the first short novella I wrote with Laure Siegel for Ecoute Magazine. The five parts of Eaux Troubles, a crime story set around the problematic relationship between man and shark on the French island of La Reunion have been published. Our next story, set in 1940s French colonial Cambodia, is […]

Eaux Troubles – Sharks are not the only killers… – Short Story in Ecoute Magazine

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018tomLeave a Comment

Sharks are not the only killers off the shores of Réunion Island. Eaux Troubles, the first of three parts out with Ecoute Magazine in Germany this month, written by Laure Siegel and myself, is our first crime fiction short story collaboration in French.