21 Immortals Twenty One Immortals Inspector Mislan And The Yee Sang Murders

21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders is an explosive debut from the quietly talented Rozlan Mohd Noor, an ex-police officer, which explains why he knows so much about police work and inside stories. This is a true Malaysian high-tech crime thriller with good cops, bad cops (and badder cops) and triad members, with insights into the workings of the local CSI, and forays into the world of hackers and their viruses, sleeper programs, trojans, ulat, spybots, hound dogs and their link to crime, including murder. 21 Immortals introduces an exciting new voice in international noirfor readers of Jo Nesb, Keigo Higashino, and John Burdett. Inspector Mislan Latif's final case after a long night's shift could be his last. Called to a wealthy neighborhood of Kuala Lumpur, he finds a crime scene unlike any he has encountered before: pristine, the victims a family seated at dinner, Mona Lisa smiles fixed to their faces, frozen mid-gesture around the traditional Chinese New Yeardish of yee sang , signifying prosperity, longevity, many good things though it's not that time of year. It makes an eerie, chilling tableauof death, but signifying what? The celebrity of the father, fashion magnate Robert Tham, has already drawn a media throng, and soon the upper echelons of the police have taken an interest, bringing pressure to solve the crime quickly. But every clue points to another unknown. This isn't the primary scene: where is it? What are the motives of Tham's younger business partner, the attractive Miss Irene? What of his connections to an old-school criminal gang and the triads? With rival units of the police seeking to co-opt and, he suspects, bury the case, Inspector Mislan's investigation takes him to every level of this modern, multi-ethnic, American-pop-culture-influenced society, to where moneyed power and influence demand their say. Maverick, hard-boiled yet tender, a single father raising a young child, Mislan must rely onhis teamand the politically savvy woman leading Major Crimes who is his bossto support, protect him from the corruption above, and help find a way to ensure the course of justice. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Best First Book Award — 2011 (SEA &Pacific). 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders is an explosive debut from the quietly talented Rozlan Mohd Noor, a former police officer, who knew first-hand police work and the links between the force, organized crime and Malaysian politics. This is a high-tech crime thriller with good cops, bad cops, the triads, CSI, hackers, computer viruses, sleeper programs, trojans, worms, spybots, hound dogs and political murder.