Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
Narisa Chakrabongse, hotelier, publisher, environmental activist has long been at the heart of Bangkok’s cultural life. Born in the UK, the 64 year old granddaughter of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, a son of King Rama V, recently founded the Bangkok Edge Festival and shows no signs of slowing down. “I’m a quarter Thai, a quarter Russian, […]
Continue ReadingI recently interviewed rock star, actor and hotelier Krissada Sukosol Clapp for Roadbook. Krissada Sukosol Clapp opened The Siam, Bangkok’s most elegant and priciest hotel, in 2013. The then 43-year old was no stranger to making a strong expression, having already made a name as rock star and movie actor. “I was born and grew […]
Continue ReadingI recently interviewed Dr. Preecha Tiewtranon, the first surgeon to perform gender reassignment surgery in Thailand in 1975 for Roadbook. A 1965 graduate of Chulalongkorn University, Tiewtranon had studied surgery in the US for eight years. When he returned to work at the renowned Thai university’s plastic surgery unit, he was shocked to see countless […]
Continue ReadingA business graduate from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkokian Somrak Sila did a Master’s in art administration and cultural policy at Goldsmith’s College in London before returning to Bangkok to set up WTF (Wonderful Thai Friendship, though another name is just as popular) Bar in Thong Lo, one of the Thai capital’s most unusual art galleries and […]
Continue ReadingHad a great time interviewing Pyra, a Thai pop diva with things to say about her country and culture. “A few years ago, I had the chance to meet Jack Marr. I told him I had met a lot of rich people who were very unhappy. He agreed with me. He said he’d given all […]
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My latest short story is published with Close to the Bone. When Chuan stepped out of the shower, hearing his phone ring for the 10th time in the last hour, he knew they were serious. He knew they were after him. He knew they could get him any time. He had no defense, no weapons, […]
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It’s thought that for every one-hundred people, at least one of them will be a psychopath. My friend Richard S. Ehrlich and I are both featured in this podcast about psychopaths….. Listen to the full Podcast here.
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The Daily Mail Chloe Morgan has published a feature on Charles Sobhraj which essentially uses my recent Telegraph story I wrote about my encounter with the infamous serial killer, adds a bit more background and puts it out there as something new. A writer who interviewed serial killer Charles Sobhraj while he was behind bars […]
Continue ReadingIn December 2003, Central Jail in the Nepali capital Kathmandu was everything one might expect from a prison in a developing country. Its high walls, interspersed by watchtowers topped with barbed wire, were patrolled by armed guards. The visitor’s room was a cold, dirty, rectangular cell, divided by a chest-high wall topped with a wire […]
Continue ReadingBritish publisher Close to the Bone have just released my latest short story, Friday. On a Monday. I’d returned early from the jungle party. The drugs hadn’t agreed with me. Definitely shouldn’t have broken into that second packet of ketamine, like a thief in the night.That was two weeks ago on the full moon night. […]
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