Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
Hans Kemp, my partner in crime at Crime Wave Press, Asia’s crime fiction imprint, has written his first novel, A Nose for Trouble, out this week. After responding to a richly scented plea for help Chicago PI Scanner Grant teams up with the charismatic Max Zwoelstra to travel to Hong Kong in search of Max’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Blind Rooster by Preston land is the 13th title my publishing company Crime Wave Press has released. When con-man Ralph does a runner on the check at a shabby diner in an unfamiliar town, he doesn’t expect it to catch up to him. But the waitress Arlene tracks him down and ropes him into […]
Continue ReadingI am extremely delighted that Exhibit A Books have published my second novel THE CAMBODIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD in the US today. The UK edition is out in a couple of weeks. The novel featuring the German detective Maier has a long history which I recently discussed as a guest blogger with Keith Walters. […]
Continue ReadingThe Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, my first novel, originally published by Orchid Press in 2005 is back in print, with Crime Wave Press, Asia’s English language crime fiction imprint. You can buy the paperback edition from Amazon. The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu is also available as a Kindle ebook, as a NOOK Book from Barnes […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been interviewed by British crime writer Paul D. Brazill about the crime fiction imprint I launched with publisher Hans Kemp last year, Crime Wave Press. Crime Wave Press is a Hong Kong based fiction imprint that endeavors to publish the best new crime novels from Asia and about Asia to readers around the globe. […]
Continue ReadingSuicide Sister, the second installment of the Father Ananda series sees the Bangkok based Buddhist monk and his sidekick Jak travel to the Thai hinterlands to investigate the mysterious death of a nun in a Buddhist theme park, popular for its garish depictions of hell. As soon as the reluctant sleuth arrives at the monastery […]
Continue ReadingHold your breath! Mark down the dates! Crime Wave Press will offer the high seas thriller Dead Sea by Sam Lopez for FREE as an e-book download from amazon on December 22,23 and 24! Check out this new fantastic review of the book on amazon by Sandeman: It’s been said that the start and end-points […]
Continue Reading“Mee and Ow sat in the shade of a mango tree and were doing their make-up. Both of them wore gloves that reached all the way up to their elbows, to keep the tropical sun off their skins. They looked briefly at Maier, with the curiosity usually reserved for a passing dog. It was too […]
Continue ReadingMy second novel, The Cambodian Book of the Dead, is featured at Noir Nation Magazine with a 1200 word excerpt. Noir Nation called the book Asian Noir, for which I’m grateful. Read the excerpt here. Buy the book at amazon or amazon UK.
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