Bring Mati Home

When Tyler Wood met Khadijah, he knew the beautiful Bangladeshi woman would change his life; he didn't realize she would almost destroy it.

Soon after their marriage, Wood began to detect signs that Khadijah wasn't going to be the wife and mother he thought she would be. While Wood enjoyed every minute with their new son, Mati, Khadijah was increasingly and suspiciously absent. Eventually, the truth became plain: Khadijah was committing frequent and blatant adultery.

The marriage ended in a bitter divorce, and a fiercely fought custody battle for Mati ensued. Then Khadijah did the unthinkable. Abducting Mati, she fled to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Wood's attempt to regain his son through the Bangladeshi courts proved futile. Knowing he might never see Mati again, the desperate father embarked on a risky plan that brought him into contact with corrupt police officers and Bangladeshi mobsters alike. No risk was too great to bring Mati home.

The true story of Tyler Wood's grueling fight to rescue his son, Bring Mati Home: The True Story of a Father's Search for His Abducted Son in Bangladesh is both an inspirational memoir and a guide for parents struggling to regain custody of children across international borders.