Review: Oasis of calm & tranquility
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2012
This is another locked room mystery in the author's series of short stories featuring Inspector Zhang and his assistant Sergeant Lee. Based in Singapore, Zhang is called in to solve the impossible mystery of a woman supposedly murdered by Mr Yip, who was incarcerated in a police cell at the time Miss Chau was killed. There is compelling evidence pointing towards Yip's guilt - fingerprints on the murder weapon and his dental records match the bite mark on her arm.I find Stephen Leather has an amazing skill at capturing the attention of his readers; this tale is, as always, well written and it gently led me to the conclusion of the story as Inspector Zhang came up with the solution to the riddle.It takes about an hour to read and certainly provided me with an oasis of calm and tranquility. Hopefully there are more in the pipeline.