Trapped After Dark

by Neil Humphreys

The private diary of a hidden princess living a double life in a boring town can never fall into the wrong hands. So, when Princess Sabrina of the House of Valence loses her top-secret journal in class, she has no choice but to return after school hours to get it back and avoid an epic disaster.

But is the most rotten school in the world haunted? According to local legend, the Ghost Girl of Mayesbrook Manor stalks the creaky corridors at night. And outside, a pack of fierce stray dogs make sure nobody feels welcome.

Luckily, loyal friends Charlie, Awful Agatha and Liam join Sabrina on her terrifying mission. But when they all get trapped after dark by a mysterious security guard, it takes all their courage and ingenuity to outsmart their scary pursuers. Will they make it out alive?

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2021

About the author

Neil Humphreys is a British humour columnist and author of three best-selling books about Singapore - Notes From an Even Smaller Island (2001), Scribbles from the Same Island (2003) and Final Notes from a Great Island (2006). The last of these was on Singapore's bestsellers list for several consecutive weeks, proving the popularity of his writings among Singaporeans. His latest book in this series - Return to a Sexy Island - was released in June 2012.

Brought up in Dagenham, London, England, Humphreys arrived in Singapore in 1996 and had initially planned on staying in Singapore for only 3 months. However, he instantly fell in love with the island-state and decided to settle there. Humphreys has always lived in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats in Toa Payoh, a public housing estate in central Singapore, despite moving twice. Although he is a foreigner, he has chosen to assimilate himself into the Singapore culture through living in HDB flats, eating at local kopitiams and trying out many things that the locals do. He often pokes fun at Western expatriates working in Singapore by comparing their living habits with his own, criticising them for their aloofness from the local society and their extravagant lifestyles.