We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series mysteries: Singapore Black by William L. Gibson and introducing David Hawksworth.
What we know about the character: David Hawksworth is a Chief Detective Inspector in Singapore at the turn of the 20th century.
For more information about his first case, see a synopsis of the book, below.
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Singapore Black by William L. Gibson
Series: A David Hawksworth Mystery
Publisher: Monsoon Books
Format(s): Trade Paperback, eBook
Singapore/Malaya, 1892: When a dead American is found floating in Rochor Canal, Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth begins an investigation that quickly leads into a labyrinth of deceit and violence in the polyglot steamcooker of turn-of-the-century Singapore.
As Chinese gangs verge on open turf war and powerful commercial enterprises vie for control of the economy, a stolen statue that houses an ancient Hindu goddess becomes the object of a pursuit with a mounting body count, and its seems that everyone is suffering from maniacal erotic nightmares.
Will Hawksworth be able to restore order before the colony is tipped into a bloodbath?
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