A review by izzatiidrus
A Calamitous Chinese Killing by Shamini Flint

4.0

I enjoyed this more than the first book in the series (I've only read these two). This one did not have unnecessary legal-sounding words like in the first book. And Inspector Singh appeared slightly more central in this story than the other - I could see him acting ala Poirot/Sherlock/Roulatabille.

There were a lot more deaths in this book than I expected. I can't comment on whether or not the depiction of China, the mainland Chinese and its culture was accurate because I am not exposed to that, but they seem plausible.

I like how Shamini Flint brings Inspector Singh around Asia (and I believe there's one in Britain) because we get to somewhat experience different cultures for different cases. The series is definitely better than Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders... I'm interested to read more from the series, if I could get my hands on the rest of the series without spending too much.

That being said, I do still have some issues with the biases shown here that were also present in the first book - the fat-shaming and the jabs on Muslim cultures. I truly hope I don't have to bear those in her other books.