Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
The planet’s climate is collapsing, people are choking in profit generating pollution. Politics & business are so intertwined that citizens feel ever more marginalized. THE GREEN PANTHERS are here to challenge this status quo, for less than a dollar, till APRIL 17th. The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet […]
Continue ReadingOver at Kobo, my new eco-thriller The Green Panthers is just 99 cents this weekend, through to Tuesday! Get your copy here!! Meet Clara Green, Emerald, Chartreuse, Olive, Hunter, Juniper and Forest. They are The Green Panthers: a privately sponsored, multi-national underground army, on a mission to hold corporate polluters to account. But SILEO is […]
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It’s Spooky Stories promotion week at Kobo’s and my new eco-thriller, The Green Panthers, is just 99cents until October 16th!!! https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-green-panthers Meet Clara Green, Emerald, Chartreuse, Olive, Hunter, Juniper and Forest. They are The Green Panthers: a privately sponsored, multi-national underground army, on a mission to hold corporate polluters to account.During the attempted rescue of […]
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My publisher Next Chapter has released yet another blockbuster anthology of three of my novels thrown together as The Edge of Darkness. This collection includes my first novel, The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, my most recent novel, The Green Panthers and the first part of my acclaimed Detective Maier series, The Cambodian Book of the […]
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My first story in 2023 is for Nikkei Asia – about a new espionage novel by a former British secret service agent and journalist who takes a close look at China’s ambitions in Taiwan. In two months, China will attack Taiwan. China’s president has decided on reunification by force. More than 150.000 troops are estimated […]
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The Green Panthers – Ebooks of my new dystopian thriller are currently 99cents at Kobo. Get your copy while stocks last…. Meet Clara Green, Emerald, Chartreuse, Olive, Hunter, Juniper and Forest. They are The Green Panthers: a privately sponsored, multi-national underground army, on a mission to hold corporate polluters to account. During the attempted rescue […]
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The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet Earth by any means The Green Panthers combat the fueling of climate change by any means The Green Panthers safeguard global biodiversity by any means The Green Panthers do not answer to governments The Green Panthers cannot be hired, bought or sold […]
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Known for her “dystopian pop”, Pyra has been driven out by Thailand’s conservatism The video is captioned “UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THAILAND”. Peeralada Sukawat—better known by her stage name, Pyra—looks into the camera and rolls her eyes. “Bangkok babies in Mercedes,” she raps over looping drums and a synth beat. “Rich gets richer, poor gets poorer,/Inequality’s […]
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The Hard Hat Book Site has a wonderful review of The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu/ Thanks! Young hippies growing old! As if it is not bad enough that we lose our youth and can’t go back, we also have to cope with the fact that our youth still reserves the right to hang around and […]
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Thanks for a great review: …The highlights of the novel for me were the unique and crazy characters as well as Vater’s keen eye for details. Vater definitely utilizes impressive descriptions coupled with believable and realistic dialogue to create an atmosphere that completely sucks you in from the very beginning. At times you really feel […]
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