More from Neil: this time he focuses on what was new and exciting about Singapore after he had been away for a few years. The result is hilarious and fun.
Crime Scene: Singapore is an anthology of gripping crime stories from the best in the business, Featuring stories from veteran UK crime writer Stephen Leather, Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng, and other popular Singapore-based authors.
These are tales of the human condition in all its variety, laid out like a vast mosaic. Catherine Lim has drawn from her nearly 50 years in Singapore to paint a portrait of the city and its people that is both unforgettable and unputdownable.
This hilarious new book records the tongue-in-cheek journey of an expat in Singapore, told through vignettes, snapshots and Top 10 lists. These include: “10 sure signs you’re in a Singapore taxi”; “Things first-time visitors to Singapore say”; “10 signs you’ve overstayed”; “Politically-incorrect expat profiling by nationality”; and many more.
Japan invades and captures the British colony of Singapore in 1942. All Europeans on the island are being interned. Edward Schirmer faces a dilemma -he is German, but born as a British subject. In a strange stroke of fortune, he finds himself friends with General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the famed Tiger of Malaya. What comes next surprises everyone.
