Inspector Singh is a Sikh police Inspector who lives and works in Singapore. Far from religiously observant, Singh is overweight, fond of beer, curry and smoking, and wears white running shoes everywhere. He has the approval of neither his strong willed wife, nor his superiors, who don't think he fits into the culture of the force and try to keep him out of the country.

This mystery begins with a surprising murder of senior partner, Mark Thompson at his law firm. When several of the other lawyers show up for an emergency meeting called by Mark, they discover he has been beaten to death in his office with his expensive paperweight. The Inspector is called in to investigate. Unlike his previous cases, this time he has the full support of his superiors as well as all the help he could want. Despite all the assistance, this is no easy case, with a collection of potential killers to pick from. Could the murder have been committed by one of the women in Mark's life or possibly by one of the partners in the law firm, all hiding their own secrets.

This is my third Inspector Singh mystery and I find the characters in this series to be lots of fun. He reminds me a bit of a Sikh Hercule Poirot. They are definitely not cozy, but I wouldn't call them gritty either. If you enjoy a series set in some interesting locations with a grumpy and rumpled main character, then this series might be what you are looking for. ( )

A senior partner in the Singapore branch of an international law firm is found in his office one evening bludgeoned to death with a paperweight. Only the partners have passkeys to get in the offices at that hour. All of them have secrets, but lawyers have to be good at keeping secrets.

Interesting to see Inspector Singh on his home turf professionally and domestically. ( )

Inspector Singh is a Sikh police Inspector who lives and works in Singapore. Far from religiously observant, Singh is overweight, fond of beer, curry and smoking, and wears white running shoes everywhere. He has the approval of neither his strong willed wife, nor his superiors, who don't think he fits into the culture of the force and try to keep him out of the country.

This mystery begins with a surprising murder of senior partner, Mark Thompson at his law firm. When several of the other lawyers show up for an emergency meeting called by Mark, they discover he has been beaten to death in his office with his expensive paperweight. The Inspector is called in to investigate. Unlike his previous cases, this time he has the full support of his superiors as well as all the help he could want. Despite all the assistance, this is no easy case, with a collection of potential killers to pick from. Could the murder have been committed by one of the women in Mark's life or possibly by one of the partners in the law firm, all hiding their own secrets.

This is my third Inspector Singh mystery and I find the characters in this series to be lots of fun. He reminds me a bit of a Sikh Hercule Poirot. They are definitely not cozy, but I wouldn't call them gritty either. If you enjoy a series set in some interesting locations with a grumpy and rumpled main character, then this series might be what you are looking for. ( )

The ending was satisfying but not totally unexpected. I think I like Singh better when he investigates abroad. ( )

Enjoyable light reading. ( )