Review: A Suicide in Singapore
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2011
Inspector Zhang is known for solving closed room murders and in this short story, Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman by Stephen Leather, Zhang and Sergeant Lee solve an almost impossible-to-solve case.Zhang and his wife are out to dinner for their 30th wedding anniversary and while walking back to their car, they see a woman on the top of a twelve-storey building calling down that she is going to jump.  Zhang tries to talk her out of it and asks her name, tells her that he is coming up to talk to her, but unfortunately, she jumps off the building and dies.  The twist in this story is that she doesn't die from the jump.  Zhang has a very difficult case on his hands to solve, along with the ever-present Sergeant Lee to take down notes and help him.This is the last of the Inspector Zhang stories that I have on my Kindle, but I would love to read more.  They are so well-written and are reminiscent of Agatha Christie and some of the older mystery writers.  I hope that the author treats us with more of these great short stories for the Kindle, and if there are any in paper and ink, I'll be reading them.  Highly recommended for all mystery lovers.