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Infamies à Singapour. Une Enquête De L'inspecteur Singh (2014)

by Shamini Flint(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Marabout

series

Inspector Singh Investigates

review 1: This is the third book in the Inspector Singh series, but it's my first. I sought out this mystery because of its setting--Singapore--and I did enjoy what part the locale did lend to the the story: largely class, climate & culture. I don't know whether we learn much more about the main character in the previous Singh books, but while I did enjoy this work, I don't feel like I learned much about the Inspector or the people in his work & personal life. I can tell you that Singh is obese, and that he worries about signs of heart attack a lot--and that's about it. I think it would be great to see Singh as the narrator of one of his own adventures, but Shamini Flint writes in the third person, letting us in on a lot of things Singh does not see--at least not first-hand. If ... morethe author were to play with writing styles, I think that would add a lot of interest to her series.
review 2: Inspector Singh is back in Singapore for this installment--the first time the inspector is dealing with a case on his home turf in this series. Contrasting it with the previous settings in Kuala Lumpur and Bali, Singapore comes across as a modern beacon of the effects of capitalist-centric globalization. The city could be described as a character itself in this novel.Singh's relationships with his wife and his boss (Superintendant Chen) are fleshed out more in this novel than in the previous two. I will say, though, that these two characters haven't really evolved for me. A bit repetitive in that sense. But they are not the focus of the novel, so it doesn't bring down the excitement of the story much.Singh is assigned, under the watchful eye of his supervisor, to the murder of a white-collar Australian resident (Mark Thompson). The Singaporean government does not want for this case to ruin its reputation as a safe place to do business, especially among the large population of expats who live there so Singh is under constant pressure throughout his investigation. His partner, a lower-ranking officer, is much less prominent of a partner than Singh's previous cohorts, but he shares a lot of the spotlight with the assortment of Mark's co-workers. Naturally, each one of them is seen as a suspect. But in true Shamini Flint style, the reader's opinion of who the guilty party (or parties) is changes over the course of the novel.Recommended to fans of the previous installments and anyone who is curious about expat life in a modern Asian country. Not recommended to readers who need for their detectives to get down and dirty, trolling the back alleys of the dingy city streets to find a lead. less

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