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The London launch of my new thriller The Cambodian Book of the Dead went off beautifully, with lots of old friends and new readers showing up to my reading. Thanks to everyone who turned up! Commissioning editor Emlyn Rees from Exhibit A Books did the best introduction I’ve ever had and the Q&A was interesting. […]
Continue ReadingI have been talking to Josh at OzNoir/ Just A Guy Who Likes To Read about The Cambodian Book of the Dead and Cambodia. Read the full interview here. About The Cambodian Book of the Dead: Private eye and former war reporter, Maier is sent to Cambodia to track down the missing heir to a […]
Continue ReadingI will read from The Cambodian Book of the Dead, published in the UK in mid-July by Exhibit A Books. “This event is open to all, and will be an interesting evening for readers and writers alike. As a travel writer, Tom brings Cambodia to life throughout this “noticeable, gripping and above all, unexpected” book, […]
Continue Reading“The Cambodian Book of the Dead started with a small spark of an idea – a young girl crosses a road in southern Cambodia as a foreigner passes in his jeep, killing her accidentally. But it turns out that she didn’t run. She was pushed in front of the passing vehicle. This story lies at […]
Continue ReadingThe audio book of the Cambodian Book of the Dead has been published and it’s bloody brilliant (or bloody and brilliant). Read by Mark Meadows, the book clocks in at 9.15 hours. Mark does a great job at bringing my characters to life. Read a brand new review of The Cambodian Book of the Dead […]
Continue Reading“Explosive and evocative, THE CAMBODIAN BOOK OF DEAD is a deceptive piece of fiction which at once envelopes the reader in a distinct time and place while enabling a birds eye view of the more macabre side of human nature.” Read a brand new review of The Cambodian Book of the Dead at Just A […]
Continue ReadingThe Cambodian Book of the Dead has hit the shelves in the US – this shot from Barnes & Nobles in Detroit (a big thanks for SN for snapping the pic) – and early reviews are favorable. “The Cambodian Book of the Dead is an enigmatic, unsettling thriller that never lets you get your balance,” […]
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 ReadingJournalists, writers, bloggers interested in reviewing my new crime novel The Cambodian Book of the Dead, out very soon with Exhibit A, please follow this trail…..to the advance reading copies….and thank you… Private eye and former war reporter Maier is sent to Cambodia to track down the missing heir to a Hamburg coffee empire. His […]
Continue ReadingBritish publisher Exhibit A will soon release my second novel, The Cambodian Book of the Dead. I have been talking to Keith Walters on his popular book blog about the long journey to publication.
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