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A Certain Exposure by Jolene Tan5/29/2023 When they do, it becomes a mound of paperwork for the police force and makes national news.) The book is told through a series of official reports and footnotes and, despite the staid presentation, manages to build enough suspense to be a convincing thriller. (Some context for my international readers: Gun incidents are incredibly rare, even the police don’t fire their weapons. The reader follows senior civil servant Boon Teck as he chronicles the events around the shooting of one Sergeant Mohammed Hafiz. Thankfully, Jolene Tan manages to find one of the few interesting entry points into this world – by introducing a gun. The book is set within the Singaporean public service, a system notorious for its bureaucratic procedures and jargon and not my idea of an enticing read. I had a hard time getting started with After the Inquiry. More details on how to win can be found after my review. Ethos has also extended this kindness to you, the reader, by making the book available for a giveaway. The publisher, Ethos Books, very kindly sent me an advanced reading copy for review. Today’s newsletter is a review of After the Inquiry by Jolene Tan.
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