Jake Needham, an Interview

Jake Needham’s first novel, The Big Mango, broke into the expat market at a time when detective genre and most books covering Thailand focused heavily on the Red Light District Continue reading →

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Gollum Get King Hit

Gollum has been dry for a few days. I was throwing him scraps. But he wanted his precious. That came, and the first thing that greeted me in the morning Continue reading →

In-house Gollum

Gollum does exist. A former Jockey, yes he use to ride horses, now he rides his own demons. He’s  a lovable kind of guy. He’s just misunderstood. Some cameo roles Continue reading →

Seeking Closure, MIA’s in Cambodia

Dave MacMillan has washed up from the mercenary tradition of the swamps. D-MAC had moved to Asia when outback Queensland became too tame. Vung Tau is a good base for filmmaking Continue reading →

The Umbrella Man, Jake Needham’s latest novel

Almost a year ago, Jake posted a few paragraphs of his work in progress, a new Inspector Tay novel. Singapore enshrouded in smoke, was the headlines. Singapore was in flames. Continue reading →

Killing Plato, a Jake Needham novel

Killing Plato is back again after the critically acclaimed Laundry Man, but this time Jack Shepherd is up to his knees in shit. Nothing unusual here, but it’s how he Continue reading →

Some seats are less equal than other seats

The Far Side team has to split up. It’s been a crazy two months and three countries. “Can I move seats later,” I ask the Air Asia hostess, on a Continue reading →

Perfection, Hustler from Hanoi

The hydrofoil’s great for getting up close and personal. On the way back to Vung Tau from Saigon I met a lady in her thirties who’d been back to see Continue reading →

“The Fleeting Journey”, Vung Tau by night

Don’t leave a bar and walk the streets late at night alone. I did and got picked up by a motorbike lady. “You were lucky you didn’t get your throat Continue reading →

Good Moon Rising, Vung Tau

Why don’t Australian beaches have deckchairs? Vung Tau has sandy beaches and palm trees and miles of deck chairs and umbrellas, tyre tubes, and jet skis, all for hire. We Continue reading →