Utube (2012) is the third and latest book in the excellent Inspector Mislan series set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This series is so superbly written that the reader has to pose an urgent question to the author: When is the next book in the series out, Encik Rozlan Mohd Noor?
Paperback: After four rapes (video recordings of which are posted on the internet), one suicide and one bloody murder, Inspector Mislan is convinced that something more sinister is afoot; all the victims are gay.
"There's nothing to indicate that these were crimes of lust, or opportunity. The vics were meticulously selected, possibly monitored for days, weeks, even months, before they were raped." He shakes his head, "These were definitely not one-man jobs. And, I won't be surprised, if they have a list of potential vics identified."
Throughout history men have controlled 'wayward' women with terror: beating them into submission, disfiguring their faces with acid, murdering them in the name of honour, and worse. Now, a group of fundamentalists have decided on the 'final solution' to the 'gay problem' with the ultimate hate crime.
About the author: Rozlan Mohd Noor was a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police for 11 years as an Investigating Officer (IO) and a Magistrate Court Prosecuting Officer in Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan. Although he has left the force, the evolution of crime solving technology has always fascinated him. It drove him to write crime stories to share with close friends as a pastime, to test their analytical acumen. Encouraged by his friends, he started writing crime novels. After leaving the force, he worked in HRD at several major corporations and multinationals, before starting his own human resources and security consultancy.
Other titles by Rozlan Mohd Noor are 21 Immortals (2010) - shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize (Pacific Region) for best first book - and DUKE (2011) - longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His books are available in all major bookshops in Malaysia or online at silverfishbooks.com/buybooks or as ebooks - except Utube - on Amazon (both the UK and the USA).
Rating: 5/5
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