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Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder: Number 1 in series [Paperback]

Shamini Flint (Author)
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Publication Date: 23 April 2009 | Series: Inspector Singh Investigates (Book 1)

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew - the famous Singaporean model - is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn't do it, he thinks she didn't do it, but no matter how hard he tries to get to the bottom of things, he still arrives back at the same place - that Chelsea's husband was shot at point blank range, and that Chelsea had the best motivation to pull the trigger: he was taking her kids away from her.

Now Inspector Singh must pull out all the stops to crack a crime that could potentially free a beautiful and innocent woman and reunite a mother with her children. There's just one problem - the Malaysian police refuse to play ball...

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Piatkus; Paperback Edition, First Printing edition (23 April 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0749929758
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749929756
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 189,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'It's impossible not to warm to the portly, sweating, dishevelled, wheezing Inspector Singh from the start of this delightful novel' -- Guardian

'An unconventional new crime hero who has the potential to be as compelling (and successful) as McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe' -- Daily Record

'Flint has a clear authorial voice and stands out from the crowd in the originality of this novel.' -- Luke Croll, Reviewing the Evidence

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The first instalment in Inspector Singh's celebrated new series, where he travels throughout Asia busting crimes!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Debut of a Sikh Sleuth 9 Aug 2011
By A. Ross TOP 500 REVIEWER
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I've always been a sucker for crime novels set in distant lands featuring atypical protagonists, so this debut by a Singaporean author featuring a Sikh police detective seemed right up my alley. With his rumpled dress, porcine appetites (and corresponding belly), and disdain for the scientific method, Inspector Singh is an affront to his superiors. As a result, they have a tendency to throw him on difficult cases that take him far away from them. In this first in a series, he's sent to Kuala Lumpur to ensure that a Singaporean citizen accused of murdering her very wealthy Malaysian Chinese husband, gets fairly retreated by the Malaysian justice system.

Upon his arrival in Kuala Lumpur, Singh is assigned an local police assistant/minder, and sets about trying to make sense of what the local cops think is an open and shut case of an abused woman snapping and killing her husband. Singh's method is to get to know the life of the victim intimately, and from this basis, form a list of suspects. In this case, it quickly becomes apparent that the murdered timber tycoon had any number of potential enemies from both his personal and professional life. Once Singh has his cast of suspects, he then tries to push their buttons, keep them off-balance, and generally provoke them into giving themselves away.

It's an engaging enough debut, with some local color but not nearly enough for my taste. The exception is a very interesting subplot involving the wife possibly losing custody of her children due to the dead husband's alleged confession to Islam. The interplay between civil and sharia law in Malaysia is drawn out nicely though this issue. There's also a decent expose of the seamy side of the timber industry and environmental degradation in the developing world.... Read more ›
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but Superficial 29 July 2009
By Miran Ali VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I found the book to be fun quick read. The mystery is fairly straightforward and there's nothing new with the plot, you have a family feud, police turf wars, eco activists, the battered wife and the other woman. The only thing that sets it apart is the fact that the detective's a Singaporean Sikh investigating a crime committed in Malaysia. And even in that respect, the picture drawn of modern Kuala Lumpur is incomplete. Ms Flint drops hints of her feelings towards many Malaysian proclivities but certainly doesn't explore them enough. Nor does she delve much into the straight jacketed lifestyle of Singapore or the issues faced by Sikh's in either country. She doesn't even delve into the lives of the Malay Chinese, specially the super rich ones and the attitudes of the native Malay's towards them.

In sum, a fun but utterly superficial shot at the exotic locale mystery genre.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An OK start to a new series 23 April 2011
By Noel
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This is the first Inspector Singh book and by the looks of it the first on many with an endless list of exotic settings in store. Bali, Cambodia and Singapore have followed in close succession after this trip around KL. We get to know the overweight Inspector as he pads around Kuala Lumpur more fond of excercising his brain cells and his digestive system that his feet. Murder most foul of a rich and powerful Chinese Malay keeps him occupied as the trail twists and turns eventually to a neat conclusion. You don't learn a great deal about the Malay/Chinese tension and relationship in Malaysia but then this is meant to be an entertainment not a political treatise and it does entertain. I have my trip to Bali sitting on the shelf just waiting for the right mood for another trip with Inspector Singh.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Inscrutable Oriental 31 July 2009
By Ted Feit
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Introducing Inspector Singh, a grossly overweight Singapore detective who goes his own way much to the chagrin of his superiors. But his results are far too impressive to allow them to get rid of him. So, in this debut novel, they send him to Kuala Lumpur to monitor a murder investigation involving a former Singapore model, married to a prominent businessman and accused of his murder, to make sure she at least gets a fair hearing.

Convinced she is innocent, Singh undertakes to conduct his own investigation to prove her innocence and find the real murderer. His problem, of course, is that he is unofficially there and the Malaysian police are determined not to help, happy with a "solved" crime. But that doesn't stop him as he plods on.

This novel is the first installment in a projected series: Singh will be sent to Bali in a September UK release and finally work at home in Singapore in a book to be released next February. Singh is an interesting character, a veteran detective who follows his instincts to solve the crime at hand. For a neophyte crime novelist, the author (who has written children's books) has written a very readable, enjoyable work. Recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Inspector Singh 25 May 2013
By RS
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An enjoyable story. Inspector Singh is a refreshing change from the angst ridden detectives we have become used to lately.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun written by a funny lady. 8 April 2013
By Lorraine Amos
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I first heard of Shamini Flint when she was interviewed for Radio National's Books and Arts show. She was in Australia for Perth and /or Adelaide Writers Festival. What a find! I love her Inspector Singh and the setting of her Malaysian story, I will definitely read on!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read 8 Mar 2013
By Mrs. V. Stanley
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A good old fashioned detective story and detailed background geographical, customs and people descriptions . The Inspector has a sense of humour and some human flaws that round out his character.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good interpretation of Singapour/Malesia problems
Very good for environment of the countries concerned.
The story is eccessively complicated, and its end rather irrealistic.
Worth reading.
Published 4 months ago by Emiliano Fossati
3.0 out of 5 stars Same genre as Colin Cotterill's Dr Siri stories, but not so engaging
Found this too formulaic, and the main character seemed to be written deliberately as physically unattrractive. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hilary Geisow
4.0 out of 5 stars fun, but not a police procedural
A jolly romp, which entertains more for its insights into life in Singapore and Malaysia than for what it reveals about how a murder might be investigated. Read more
Published 18 months ago by C. Heneghan
5.0 out of 5 stars Well plotted with a very good ending and wonderful characters
First Sentence: The accused, Chelsea Liew, was in court.

Inspector Singh has been sent from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to investigate the case of a former model, Chelsea... Read more
Published 21 months ago by L. J. Roberts
2.0 out of 5 stars This book is amateur
I brought this book and thought it looked interesting. However, it is unbelievably clunky. Just a few paragraph's in and a number of inconsistencies appear. Read more
Published 22 months ago by kuki virk
4.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Singaporean detective.
Inspector Singh is a well drawn likeable Singaporean policeman. He's scruffy and greedy, but has a deep insight into human nature and a sharp brain, and so is an excellent... Read more
Published on 13 May 2010 by rollerskate
3.0 out of 5 stars White Shoe Man
Not a review as such but an observation! Who was the first fictional detective to wear pristine white trainers/sneakers/canvas tennis shoes/pumps/plimsolls - Shamini Flint's... Read more
Published on 17 April 2010 by apas
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