Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
JD Strange aka Bangkok based writer and film producer James Newman interviewed me on Bangkok crime fiction for Strange TV. This is a segment from a longer documentary on Bangkok fiction, currently in production. Thanks, James! Watch the interview here. All my crime fiction titles are currently published by Crime Wave Press.
Continue ReadingI just edited JD Strange’s Port of Thieves, a brilliant rough ride of a pirate novella and probably the most fun adventure story I’ve worked on. The only way you can enjoy life is to set sail on a ship such as this and leave every idea of normality behind in the dusty city. The […]
Continue ReadingIn the 8th edition of Noir Nation, writer James Newman reviews my latest novel The Monsoon Ghost Image while dissecting the curious Thailand ex-pat literary scene, featuring interviews with Paul French, Angela Savage and Christopher Moore. The third Detective Maier mystery is a taut and crazy spy thriller for our disturbing times. When award-winning German […]
Continue ReadingMekong Shadows, the new anthology of fiction from and about Cambodia, published my Saraswati Publishing is not available in print from Monument Books in Cambodia. The story collection features and extract from The Cambodian Book of the Dead along with contributions from many local and ex-pat writers. Read a review in Thailand’s The Nation.
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, Saraswati Publishing in Phnom Penh launched Mekong Shadows a new anthology of dark tales from Cambodia. Edited by British journalist Iain Donnelly, this collection includes both Cambodian and ex pat writers, both complete unknowns and widely published authors, including Kosal Khiev, John Burdett and James Newman. Feedback has been positive with coverage […]
Continue Reading“A detective should have facts, but sometimes, you just had to dance to the song playing on the jukebox, work the instinct routine, wherever it takes you.” James Newman is cutting his anchors and leaving the shore. He probably sails under a black flag and his destination is rather undefined. He’s not concerned with […]
Continue ReadingJonathan DeHart writes an in-depth article on Bangkok crime fiction in The Diplomat today. Thailand’s capital is home to a vibrant community of writers exploring the city’s vast underbelly. Excellent overview of some the city’s literary forces. Great to be interviewed for this piece and wonderful to see Crime Wave Press being mentioned. Authors James […]
Continue ReadingI attended a great evening of talking crime fiction at the Checkinn99 in Bangkok with pulp author James Newman doing the introductions, and crime writer Christopher G. Moore interviewing the incredibly erudite Peter Rozovsky, author of celebrated crime fiction blog Detectives Beyond Borders. The talk veered from the profound to the profane, from traditional […]
Continue ReadingBangkok based writer James Newman organized the third Bangkok Night of Noir at CheckInn99, a club cum bar on Sukhumvit Road, last month. The venue, once the haunt of the likes of Bob Hope and David Bowie (probably not on the same nights) was packed with as many punters as local ex-pat writers and aspirants […]
Continue ReadingNot sure of the line-up yet, but there’s a third Bangkok Fiction Night of Noir happening on January 8th and Jame DiBiasio, author of Gaijin Cowgirl, has been confirmed. I will be reading something too. Looking forward to a rare literary event in the Thai capital. Hats off to writer/organizer James Newman.
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