Published: Nov. 06, 2012
Words: 39,714 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301479689

Short description

Four short stories featuring detective Inspector Zhang from Singapore. They are all locked room mysteries to test the detective's deductive powers to the full - Inspector Zhang and the Perfect Alibi, Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman, Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster, and Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs.

Extended description

Four short stories featuring detective Inspector Zhang from Singapore. They are all locked room mysteries to test the detective's deductive powers to the full - Inspector Zhang and the Perfect Alibi, Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman, Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster, and Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs.

Assisted by the inexperienced Sergeant Lee, the inspector solves brain-teasing mysteries in the style of Sherlock Holmes and Poirot but with a modern twist. See if you can solve the crimes before the inspector - the clues are there!

Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers and is published in more than twenty languages. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. .. (Read more) Four short stories featuring detective Inspector Zhang from Singapore. They are all locked room mysteries to test the detective's deductive powers to the full - Inspector Zhang and the Perfect Alibi, Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman, Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster, and Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs.

Assisted by the inexperienced Sergeant Lee, the inspector solves brain-teasing mysteries in the style of Sherlock Holmes and Poirot but with a modern twist. See if you can solve the crimes before the inspector - the clues are there!

Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers and is published in more than twenty languages. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series, and two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were turned into movies. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.
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short stories, locked room mystery, singapore, mystery detective, singapore detective

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Review by: sally sheldrakeormrod on Feb. 28, 2013 :
I have had to re review as I never meant it to be a 1 * review.
As a new reader of Inspector Zhang I wasn't sure but they had me gripped from the start, more please. Ideal Christmas prezzie for friends that like short stories and I shouldn't start reading when I wake up because it means I'm late for work but so worth it!
I'm a 'Zhang' fan!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Eric J. Gates on Jan. 31, 2013 :
Finally in one place, all four of the Inspector Zhang mysteries can be found in this collection. I am a fan of Stephen Leather's work and looked forward to reading these short detective mysteries. The author made the collection available free over the holidays and I jumped at the opportunity.

Inspector Zhang is very different from his iconic Spider character, being a detective on the Singapore police force. He is also a fan of the great detective novels, with a noted predilection for Agatha Christie's Poirot. This collection pits his own little grey cells against four distinct mysteries that challenge the reader to figure out the murderers before the denouement - I managed to 'solve' (read guess) the right result twice. Great fun! Written in Stephen Leather's inimitable style and pace. More please!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Ellen Grogan on Nov. 09, 2012 :
Inspector Zhang stories are thrilling and funny and perfect for anyone. And this new boxed set is just in time for the holidays and at a VERY generous price. Come visit with Inspector Zhang and see what he's up to, if you haven't already met him. And, if you have, consider the boxed set as a great gift idea for someone else's Kindle this holiday season. They'll love it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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