Down and Out in Kathmandu: A Backpacker Mystery

Zelda wants to teach children English and 'find herself' in Kathmandu. Ian wants to get stoned and trek the Himalayas. Tommy wants to get rich by smuggling diamonds. How their stories collide will leave you on the edge of your seat!

Travel from the dusty, tout-filled streets and holy sites of Nepal to the sultry metropolises and picture-perfect beaches of Thailand, as Zelda and Ian try to outsmart the smugglers and escape Asia alive.

"Better than anything else I've read lately, this one was a joy to come back to daily. I could tell she was familiar with the area, and her writing made me feel I was there as well." - Amazon VINE VOICE review

“The story woven through Zelda's experience—of thugs, missing diamonds, fellow travelers, and the adventures of Tommy and Ian—make the book a fun and captivating read!” - Amazon customer

“Down and Out in Kathmandu takes the reader not only to Nepal, but also into the minds of self-centered twenty-somethings as they fumble their way toward self-discovery and perhaps a little bit of wisdom.” – author Robert Krenzel

Similar to The Beach, Are You Experienced?, Losing Gemma and Backpack, Down and Out in Kathmandu: A Backpacker Mystery is the perfect book for lovers of backpacker fiction and (mis)adventure novels. A Face-paced, fun and insightful read, especially if you’re interested in - or about to travel to - Nepal or Thailand.

“A book I’d like to mention to any readers thirsty for some armchair adventure.” – Beth Green of The Displaced Nation

“Down and Out is an engrossing and thrilling travel mystery that was hard to put down.” - author Jill Dobbe

“Anyone who has backpacked, thrown themselves naively into another culture, will be able to relate to this, and should read it.” - Author Kait Fennell

Related subjects include: thrillers, action, adventure, suspense, intrigue, travel fiction, Asian travel, backpacking, smuggling, volunteering, Kathmandu, trekking, cultural heritage, humor, international adventure, whodunit, amateur sleuth.