This is an ideal read for those who love true crime and want to explore the darker side of Singapore's history. The author has carefully pieced together an array of different murder cases that range from long-unsolved mysteries, to highly publicized crimes of passion. Readers will be captivated by the unique and horrifying details surrounding each of these cases, and will find themselves quickly drawn into the intricate web of clues that the author has so expertly woven together. With a gripping narrative style and plenty of shocking twists and turns, this book is sure to satisfy any true crime enthusiast.

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Seemingly safe on the surface, sunny Singapore has seen its fair share of murders that run the gamut from pre-mediated cases to crimes of passion. Here are some cases from the archives. Read about the curry murders where the victim’s body was dismembered and cooked in curry and then disposed of. Then there was the maid who stabbed her employer and yet another who killed her employer’s child. But maids have also fallen prey and one domestic worker was herself murdered and dumped into a rooftop water tank.

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