Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family’s Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption | 2014 | Tim Downs | Buy |
Where the Wind Leads, published in 2014, is Tim Downs’ sole non-fiction title. The book tells the story of the Chung family, Vietnamese refugees who survived a dangerous ocean crossing after the fall of Saigon. Tim Downs co-wrote the book with Vinh Chung, helping to shape a personal family story into a narrative about survival, displacement, and starting over.
The book stands apart from Downs’ fiction work in both subject matter and tone. Where his Bug Man novels are built on dark humor and forensic puzzles, this is a straightforward account of a family’s experience as refugees. It received positive attention from readers interested in immigration stories and the Vietnamese diaspora.