Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
I 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 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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I’ve been interviewed by German travel magazine TRAVELBOOK about my 2003 encounter in Kathmandu with 1970s serial killer Charles Sobhraj, currently the subject of a BBC/Netflix series called The Serpent. German speakers, check out this podcast/article on the Bikini Killer.
Continue ReadingJohn 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 […]
Continue ReadingMy latest reportage is a long read on the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand, with eye witness accounts going back to the 1940s. I arrived on Koh Phangan on March 17th 2020 to update a German language guidebook on the Gulf islands. A few days after my arrival, the update was canceled, thanks to […]
Continue ReadingJD Strange aka Bangkok based writer and film producer James Newman interviewed me on Bangkok crime fiction for Strange TV. This is a segment from a longer documentary on Bangkok fiction, currently in production. Thanks, James! Watch the interview here. All my crime fiction titles are currently published by Crime Wave Press.
Continue ReadingFollowing 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 […]
Continue ReadingI am interviewed at Rainne’s Ramblings this week about my brand new novel The Monsoon Ghost Image, the Detective Maier Mystery series and about how I became a writer. Here’s a taster: How did your journey as a writer begin? I was living in a cheap room in a cheap guest house on Freak Street […]
Continue ReadingI was interviewed by New York Times best selling author Debbie Mack the other day about my latest novel, The Monsoon Ghost Image, my publishing house Crime Wave Press and the eternal Travis McGee. Debbi: [00:01:03] So my assumption is that you started with journalism and went into crime writing. Would that be correct? Tom: […]
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