Eclectic crime fiction & informed, irreverent non-fiction from Asia & beyond
Name: Tom VaterNationality: German, Asia-basedOccupation: Writer, editorCurrent publication: Tom Vater’s new book SHARKMAN, is out now. Order on Amazon.Recommendations: Where to even start …Two pieces of music that affected me – Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones and Bitches Brew by Miles Davis.Two books that affected me – Youth by Joseph Conrad and […]
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Where am I? On assignment as Thailand Destination Expert for The Daily Telegraph in a number of Bangkok hotels this month, following the recent publication of my guide to the Thai capital.
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Before smart phones and the Internet swallowed our dreams, before life became as predictable as our last purchase, before we rewarded ourselves with shopping for things of which there are millions of copies, before all that, my good friend and photographer extraordinaire Gerhard Joren documented the life of a European sex commune. “We are not […]
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Here are the book links to all my titles. Thanks to all my readers for many years of support… these stories have been more than 20 years in the making. Keep reading books! The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu In 1976, four friends – Dan, Fred, Tim and Thierry – are on a bus along the […]
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My new non fiction SHARKMAN has been in several Amazon charts in recent days, reaching the top of West Africa travel. The book is now also available from a wide range of online retailers, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Google Play, Angus & Robertson, Apple, Vivlio and Palace Marketplace. Going in the water will […]
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My latest story in Nikkei Asia is about the face tattoos of Chin women in Myanmar, documented by German photographer Jens Uwe Parkitny for the past 15 years. The traditional practice of face tattoos is often misunderstood by Western observers who regard them as ugly. BANGKOK — The woman’s eyes are closed. She looks content, […]
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My new True Crime title SHARKMAN has been an Amazon bestseller this past week and is now available from Kobo, Apple Books and Google Books. SHARKMAN is my first novella length non fiction and it reads like a thriller. It’s also a very personal story as Peter Hauser, the Sharkman, has become a good friend […]
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The planet’s climate is collapsing, people are choking in profit generating pollution. Politics & business are so intertwined that citizens feel ever more marginalized. THE GREEN PANTHERS are here to challenge this status quo, for less than a dollar, till APRIL 17th. The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet […]
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Hey readers and writers, My new book, Sharkman, is out today. It’s my first novella length non fiction, but it reads like a thriller. It’s also a very personal story as Peter Hauser, the Sharkman, has become a good friends and we’ll, I have been swimming with sharks with Peter. Quite the mind blowing experience. […]
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The Green Panthers is just 99 cents over at Kobo from March 28th to April 2nd The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet Earth by any meansThe Green Panthers combat the fueling of climate change by any meansThe Green Panthers safeguard global biodiversity by any meansThe Green Panthers do […]
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