noir – Tom Vater

Single Book Review: Kolkata Noir

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022tom

Leah Lindeman at Single Book Review kindly reviewed Kolkata Noir, which she calls a love story steeped in mystery and intrigue against the backdrop of India’s rich culture. Big thanks. Watch the full review here. Buy Kolkata Noir.

The Best Reads on Calcutta/Kolkata

July 19, 2021August 4, 2021tom

With the publication of my novella collection Kolkata Noir, I was trying to think of my favorite reads about Calcutta/Kolkata and I came up with a short list of titles. Check out my top 5 favorite books on Calcutta. Check out my story collection, Kolkata Noir.

Kolkata Noir – Coming Soon!

June 11, 2021June 13, 2021tom

Interviewed on Bangkok crime fiction at Strange TV

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020tomLeave a Comment

JD 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.

The Cambodian Book of the Dead reviewed at The Book Delight

February 18, 2020May 27, 2020tomLeave a Comment

The first Detective Maier novel, The Cambodian Book of the Dead, published by Crime Wave Press, has received another great review, from The Book Delight. Thanks a million. The Characters: The novel is filled with a cast of characters that leap from the pages. Maier, the main character is well drawn, believable, and earns the reader’s sympathy […]

Scott Nicholson – The Man with the Golden Mind

February 11, 2020February 19, 2020tomLeave a Comment

My close friend, my favorite American, sometime photographer and fellow traveler, Scott Nicholson died a little over a year ago. About a decade ago, Scott and I and my then wife Aroon traveled through Laos together. One of the locations we visited was the Buddha Park near Vientiane, a neglected unruly collection of concrete sculptures […]

The Monsoon Ghost Image reviewed at Categorically Well Read

February 4, 2020February 19, 2020tomLeave a Comment

Fantastic and exhaustive review of the third Detective Maier novel, The Monsoon Ghost Image at Categorically Well Read, published by Crime Wave Press: I was curious as I read my way through this trilogy of thrillers why Vater decided to set them in 2001-2, the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. With TMGI his […]

The Gingerbread Houses – New title from Crime Wave Press

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019tomLeave a Comment

Crime Wave Press, Asia’s only crime fiction imprint, has published its 34th title, The Gingerbread Houses, a taut, nasty British Noir thriller from Ben Jones, his fourth title with us. Ben previously published Skewered and other London Cruelties, Pennies for Charon and my personal favorite, the totally outrageous, twisted The Devil’s Brew. Crime Wave Press […]

Interviewed by Colman’s Criminal Library

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018tomLeave a Comment

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 […]

The Detective Maier Mystery Series – at Amazon for 10US$

November 19, 2018tomLeave a Comment

All three Detective Maier novels, including my brand new title, The Monsoon Ghost Image, are available from Crime Wave Press via Amazon in one handy The Detective Maier Mystery Series package for less than 10US$.