The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang

Inspector Zhang #1-8

by Stephen Leather

Crimes are rare in Singapore, but when there's a crime that has the police baffled, it is Inspector Zhang that they turn to. From locked-room mysteries to murders disguised as suicide, Inspector Zhang is able to draw on his experience as a detective along with tricks he has learned from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. See if you can solve the crimes before the inspector the clues are there!

Genres: Crime, Fiction, Short Stories

160 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Stephen Leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series. For much of 2011 his self-published eBooks - including The Bestseller, The Basement, Once Bitten and Dreamer's Cat - dominated the UK eBook bestseller lists and sold more than half a million copies. The Basement topped the Kindle charts in the UK and the US, and in total he has sold more than two million eBooks. His bestselling book The Chinaman was filmed as The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan and grossing more than $100 million.

Reviews

[Theunis Snyman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the Inspector with his quick wit for solving complex cases of impossible crimes.

[Buggz79 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this collection of whodunit reads. Sleuthing from the orient

[Trena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just loved this book,one of the most entertaining reads in a while. All the little titbits about the law etc. The only problem is that the book was short and I had to say good bye to the inspector and Sargent Lee. Hope more stories are on the way as I am hooked .

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, short detective stories, generally from Singapore, but also Thailand. Inspector Zhang solves cases without resorting to forensic evidence, preferring locked room mysteries, rare as they are in Singapore. The title of the collection is one of many references to Holmes.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick read in your spare time

[Michael Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stephen Leather delivers another good read. Recommended

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read stories. And mildly entertaining. But that's where I had a problem. They were a bit too easy to read. There was no depth.

[Cynthia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather monotonous. And the author seemed stuck on the scenario of men cheating on their wives.

[Kim Johnstone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old fashioned whodunit mysteries set in very modern Singapore - these stories made me laugh, even if they were only mildly curious.

[Colin Murtagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I love Stephen Leather for his Spider books, this is a complete change of pace. Inspector Zhang is an inspector with the Singapore police, with a penchant for Poirot. Given the crime rate in Singapore he doesn't get much call to use the little grey cells, but when he does he grabs it with both hands.
This is a collection of 8 short stories as the inspector tries to solve some of the more unusual crimes. It's very laid back, but jolly good fun.