Singapore yellow
By: William L. Gibson
Edition: First edition.
Series: Detective Hawksworth trilogy -- II
Publisher: Monsoon Books Pte Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9789814423656; 9789814423663
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Fiction; Criminal investigation; History
Description: Singapore/Malaya, 1892: Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth, orphaned, middle-aged and gimlet-eyed, travels to Malacca to meet a mysterious woman who claims his mother is alive, only to find a British Resident has been brutally murdered and a Singapore police expedition has vanished in the jungle. Children are being snatched from villages, sinister commercial syndicates are fighting over virgin resources, and a seductive vampiric pontianak is on the loose. When native kids start turning up butchered in Singapore, Hawksworth finds himself increasingly isolated as the evidence points to the involvement of the colonial elite. Bringing justice to the powerful perpetrators while saving his own skin and uncovering the secrets of his dark past pushes the detective past the brink in this thrilling sequel to Singapore Black.
Notes: In English.