The Monsoon Ghost Image

Punk Noir Magazine interview

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020tomLeave a Comment

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 […]

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.

Detective Maier in Suspense Magazine

April 29, 2020May 29, 2020tomLeave a Comment

I recently published The Name’s Maier – Welcome to the Far East, an essay on the world of my fictional detective and his latest mystery in The Monsoon Ghost Image, in Suspense Magazine. Here is an excerpt: Southeast Asia is a fascinating part of the world to live in and write about. The region is […]

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 […]

Politics and crime fiction

January 24, 2019tomLeave a Comment

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 […]

On Hunting Humans….

January 23, 2019March 2, 2019tomLeave a Comment

My most recent post to promote The Monsoon Ghost Image is all about Hunting Humans…. My latest novel, The Monsoon Ghost Image, features a man hunt. One of my villains, Krieger, a German tycoon, lives on an island in the south of Thailand that has been populated with large mammals, some not indigenous to Southeast […]

The Monsoon Ghost Image goes on tour

January 5, 2019January 5, 2019tomLeave a Comment

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 Monsoon Ghost Image reviewed at Col’s Criminal Library

December 20, 2018March 2, 2019tomLeave a Comment

Col’s Criminal Library posted a fantastic review of The Monsoon Ghost Image today. Late to the party as usual with my first taste of Tom Vater’s Detective Maier series in what may prove to be his final outing. Tense, violent, brutal, gripping, stunning and a savage indictment on how America conducts itself overseas in a […]