Paperback: From beasts we scorn as soulless
In forest, field and den,
The cry goes up to witness
The Soulessness of men.
- William Inge
In a sleazy back alley of Kuala Lumpur, the body of a young woman is found. She was killed in a sadistic manner and her features erased beyond recognition.
Inspector Mislan Latif and Detective Sergeant Johan Kamaruddin of Special Investigations (D9) take the case. What puzzles them is that no one had lodged a missing-persons report, so the young woman is not only faceless but completely unknown.
An autopsy by Dr Safia reveals a mysterious object lodged in the victim’s stomach. Had she been killed as a result of a theft gone wrong? If so, why the need to erase any trace she ever existed?
Becoming increasingly troubled by the case, Mislan and Johan make a trip across the border and uncover a sinister network that serves some very well-connected individuals—people who will now stop at nothing to keep their inhuman activities a secret.
Soulless (2017) is the fourth instalment in the excellent Inspector Mislan series set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first three books in the series are 21 Immortals (2010), Duke (2011) and UTube (2012). The fifth and latest instalment - Philanthropists - was recently published on 2 October 2020 by Fixi Novo.
About the author: Rozlan Mohd Noor served as a police officer in the Royal Malaysia Police for 11 years as a crime Investigator and court prosecutor before joining the private sector. In 2010, his first Inspector Mislan novel was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers' Best First Book Award. Subsequently, he published two other Inspector Mislan and several other crime/thriller novels. He currently resides in Thailand, leisurely enjoying his passion in writing novels.
Rating: 5/5
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