Tom Vater

Tom Vater is a writer and editor working mostly in Asia. He has published six crime novels. In 2022, he sold the film rights to his debut novel, The Devil's Road to Kathmandu, to 108 Media. Tom has written some twenty non-fiction books, including the bestsellers Sacred Skin with Aroon Thaewchatturat, and Cambodia: A Journey through the Land of the Khmer with Kraig Lieb. Tom’s work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, Nikkei Asia, CNN, Marie Claire, Geographical, Eco-Business, The Mekong Review and many others. He is the Thailand Daily Telegraph destination expert. He is also the co-author of several documentary screenplays, including the The Most Secret Place On Earth, a feature on the CIA’s secret war in Laos. Tom's latest book, SHARKMAN, is a true crime nonfiction thriller about a kidnapping in West Africa and tiger sharks in Thailand.