About book Infamies à Singapour. Une Enquête De L'inspecteur Singh (2014)
This book is a well written mystery w. insight into Singapore customs. Insp. Singh is a Sikh. He is constantly berated by his boss because of his unkempt appearance, food stained clothes, sneakers instead of shoes and a chain smoker to boot. His boss wants to project an image of a modern, efficient, police force and Singh does not fit in. But his boss also knows that Singh has the highest murder resolution rate in the department and assigns him to the case of the murder of a high profile expat lawyer.This is book 3 of a series and I have read books 1 and 2 It was a pleasure for me to read a book set on Singh's home turf. Now I know why Singh doesn't mind working away from home: his wife is a mean-spirited, close-minded nag with whom it's impossible to share an opinion, and his superiors are superior in name only, concerned with appearance instead of substance. It's a wonder the man can solve any cases at all. Since he's disliked by his bosses, he's usually given the most inept police officers to aid in his investigations, but in this case, we get to see him work with Corporal Fong, a bright young man on the fast track. It will be interesting to see if Fong figures into future books because he was given an opportunity to learn some valuable lessons from Singh, and I would like to see if he puts any of them to use.This is a very sensitive case for Flint's main character. Not only does he have his superiors dithering about because the investigation is so high profile, a member of his own family is involved. I think the thing that impressed me most in this book was the bittersweet ending. At the very beginning of the investigation, Singh told Fong that he already knew the identity of the killer. His problem was to find the evidence that would back up his belief. The length of time it takes to find that evidence proves to be quite costly. The Singapore School of Villainy is yet another strong entry in Shamini Flint's engaging series, and I look forward to more.
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The mysteries are getting better and better, but the character development isn't that great.
—lindsayjones
Good beach/airplane read. Kind of reminds me of a Singaporean Ladies Detective Agency.
—peter
what a mysteriy all the way through didnt guess till the last few pagers
—juan
some stuff is great fun but could use some more humour.
—amanda
