Hello Readers,
Thank you, Murray, for giving me the chance to Beta read
Singapore Ghost, sending me a physical copy, a giveaway copy and for mentioning
me in the acknowledgements (I still can’t believe it and keep checking). I will
try to keep this as spoiler-free as I can and do a spill all review in four
months. Also, I am running a giveaway over on my twitter. Now closed
We all know how much I adore the Ash Carter series check
out my previous reviews here (Singapore 52, Singapore Girl and Singapore Boxer). As I mentioned in my opening that I was lucky enough to beta read this
book and it blew my mind, and while reading it I sent Murray some lovingly
slightly abusive messages.
This is the fourth book in the Ash Carter series, in this
book Ash is in Penang babysitting a newspaper reporter. She's investigating
ghost stories at the barracks but it's Ash's past that has come back to haunt
him. Ash also finds himself stuck between two criminal organisations and must
find a solution and put the ghost haunting the barracks to rest.
I think with Murray's books I trick myself into knowing
how things are going as I tell myself I know how he writes but I was blindsided
by two huge plot reveals in this story and they fitted with the story
perfectly. Murray continues to have this wonderful talent where he leads you one
way without giving too much away then bam goes the other way and unravels all
the wonderful details. The plot was complicated and there were several twists
along the way making the reader wonder just who Ash could trust and who was
really pulling the strings. I loved all the twists and red herrings and I
followed one of these red herrings all the way through to the end.
I still love that it remains clear Murray has done a lot
of research into the time period and geographical social norms and locations
have been used brilliantly. The research on Singapore during the post-WWII era,
the atmosphere of the poor versus the wealthy of that time and the unease
between the Chinese and the Japanese was done respectfully and well thought out
the series. I loved how the plot
development and the pacing of the story was perfect and kept me on my toes it’s
also an entertaining and relaxing book.
As always Murray's book leading to a satisfying end that
caught me off guard and now, I’m left wanting more and waiting for book five. I
honestly can’t recommend this series enough.
L x
Ash Carter Series
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