Philanthropists
Inspector Mislan and the Executioners
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
While COVID-19 rages, the killings don’t stop—a new Inspector Mislan thriller for fans of Michael Connelly, James Ellroy, and John Burdett.
Eight months after the assassination attempt that nearly ended his life, Inspector Mislan Latif is back on twenty-four-hour duty with his assistant, Detective Sergeant Johan Kamaruddin, when the call comes in: double murder in a house in the police district of Sentul. The two dark-skinned men were killed identically, execution-style. In the master bedroom of the rental, in plain sight on the bed, is almost three pounds of drugs, while no identfying documents, wallets, phones, and the like are to be found. No shots were heard, or the neighbors won’t admit to hearing them, but someone called the killings in to notify the police. In the area, drugs are rampant and also foreign nationals, legal and illegal. If the vics were foreign, without papers, where do they start?
Just as Mislan and Jo begin to dig into the case, they face an unprecedented hurdle. COVID-19 is spreading in the country at an alarming rate, prompting a nationwide Movement Control Order. Pursuing their leads in spite of the new restrictions, the investigators come into contact with members of the underworld and the refugee community, before realizing that the real culprits may be closer than they think.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Noor's stellar fifth mystery featuring Insp. Mislan Latif of Kuala Lumpur's Special Investigations unit picks up where 2022's Soulless: Inspector Mislan and the Faceless Girl left off. Shot by an unknown assailant and left for dead at the end of the previous book, Mislan remains traumatized months later. With Malaysia subject to increased restrictions as the Covid pandemic begins, Mislan has an odd double murder to tackle: the neighbors of the house where two men were discovered shot to death heard no gunshots; the victims had been bound, but the bindings were removed postmortem; and a large cache of drugs remain at the scene. Only the victims' wallets, phones, and identifying documents were removed. With Malaysians increasingly uncomfortable at measures aimed at stopping the pandemic's spread, Mislan soldiers on in his efforts to crack the case, despite his fears of contracting the virus. Noor enhances the story line with a deep dive into his lead's psychology, emphasizing Mislan's complex responses to having dodged death. This cleverly plotted entry is sure to win Noor new fans.
