Inspector Singh investigates

Meet Inspector Singh: a fat, slightly bumbling, but truly lovable detective sure to charm readers of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped, and he's in a bad mood. A famous Singaporean model is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn't do it; he thinks she didn't do it; but she had the best motive: he was taking her kids away from...

"Homicide detective Inspector Singh has returned home to Singapore to rest his weary feet after time spent globe-trotting and crime-solving in Malaysia and Bali. But it's not long before he wishes he would be sent off to another foreign locale. With his wife nagging him and his boss lecturing him about his unconventional work habits, he's thrilled when a new case comes across his desk. A senior partner at an international law firm has been murdered,...

"Inspector Singh is sick of sick leave, so when Mrs Singh suggests they attend a family wedding in Mumbai, he grudgingly agrees - hoping that the spicy Indian curries will make up for extended exposure to his wife's relatives. Unfortunately, the beautiful bride-to-be disappears on the eve of her wedding - did she run away to avoid an arranged marriage, or is there something more sinister afoot? When a corpse is found, the fat inspector is soon dragged...