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Tag: Asian Noir

Detective Maier Mysteries Collection out now!

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023tom

Between 2013 and 2018, I published three crime novels featuring Maier, a former conflict journalist turned detective.Based in Hamburg, Maier solves crimes involving Germans who have gotten in trouble in Asia.The first two books in the series, The Cambodian Book of the Dead and The Man with the Golden Mind were published to great critical […]

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The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu – Review

July 24, 2021August 4, 2021tom

Laura at Bookscaretc wrote a great review for The Devil’s Rod to Kathmandu. ….Author Tom Vater is described as working predominantly in Asia, and as well as fiction has been a travel writer. And it is clear from his writing that he has both a deep knowledge and a great love for the environments he […]

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Brand new paperback edition of The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu

May 28, 2021August 4, 2021tom

The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu is out in a new paperback edition with Next Chapter. ‘The Devil’s Road To Kathmandu’ is a tense, fast paced and kaleidoscopic pulp thriller, following the lives of two generations of drifters who become embroiled in a saga of sex, drugs and murder on the road between London and the […]

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Kitty Lisha reviews The Cambodian Book of the Dead

May 28, 2021June 13, 2021tom

 Thanks to Kitty Lisha for a fair review of The Cambodian Book of the Dead, the first Detective Maier Mystery, originally published in 2013. This book….this book. Where to begin. It has a lot of facts in it. I didn’t fact check them. Didn’t really have the desire to if we are being honest here […]

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Punk Noir Magazine interview

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020tomLeave a Comment on Punk Noir Magazine interview

John Wisniewski interviewed me at length about my novels and short fiction, as well as about life in Asia and pop cultural influences for Punk Noir Magazine. 1.When and how did you become interested in writing, Tom? Several different experiences pushed me to become a writer, starting years before I considered writing a serious career […]

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Detective Maier in Noir Nation

May 15, 2020May 29, 2020tomLeave a Comment on Detective Maier in Noir Nation

In 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 […]

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Politics and crime fiction

January 24, 2019tomLeave a Comment on Politics and crime fiction

A short essay on politics and crime fiction, published at b for bookreview. A while ago, I had a conversation with an American book reviewer about politics in crime fiction. He felt that overt political messages do not belong in the genre. I felt that covert or subconscious political leanings are part and parcel of […]

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The Monsoon Ghost Image is 99cents!

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019tomLeave a Comment on The Monsoon Ghost Image is 99cents!

The Monsoon Ghost Image, the third installment of the Detective Maier series, published by Crime Wave Press, is on a virtual book tour this week. And an ebook copy is yours for just 99cents. The third Detective Maier mystery is a taut and crazy spy thriller for our disturbing times. When award-winning German conflict photographer […]

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The Monsoon Ghost Image goes on tour

January 5, 2019January 5, 2019tomLeave a Comment on The Monsoon Ghost Image goes on tour
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Interviewed by Colman’s Criminal Library

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018tomLeave a Comment on Interviewed by Colman’s Criminal Library

Following a great review of my latest novel The Monsoon Ghost Image, Colman from Colman’s Criminal Library has taken the time to interview me, and I in return, have taken the time to ramble incessantly about my self and my work, to the point where it’s almost indecent. Here’s a taster…. From what I little […]

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