Kolkata Noir

Tom Vater is an Asia-based writer. He has published some 20 books – novels, nonfiction, illustrated books and guidebooks, all on Asian subjects. Tom has written four crime fiction novels. The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu - the third English language edition is out with Next Chapter - is a travel thriller set on the 70s hippie trail between London and Kathmandu. A Spanish translation is out with ExploraEditorial. The Detective Maier trilogy - The Cambodian Book of the Dead, The Man with the Golden Mind and The Monsoon Ghost Image, a Southeast Asia based series of crime novels that follows the exploits of a former conflict journalist turned private eye. Tom writes for many publications, including The Guardian, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Telegraph, and the Nikkei Asian Review. He co-authored the bestselling Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos (2011). He is also co-author of several documentary screenplays, including The Most Secret Place on Earth (2008), a feature on the CIA’s covert war in Laos in the 60s and 70s. To learn more about Tom Vater, visit his author page on Next Chapter"s website.