THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE

By: Jake Needham

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Inspector Samuel Tay is the best homicide detective Singapore CID ever had, but Tay's bosses don't like him and he doesn't like them. The maverick streak he inherited from his American father makes people uneasy in well-ordered little Singapore where go-along-to-get-along is practically the national religion.

The wife of the American ambassador has been murdered and her body posed in a hotel room in a grotesque sexual display.

The FBI says terrorists are responsible, but the whispers on the street tell a different story. The whispers say that a serial killer is stalking prominent American women in Asia, and that the ambassador's wife won't be the only victim.

Tay's bosses don't like the idea of putting such a high-profile case in his hands, but botching the investigation would mean an international black eye for Singapore and Tay is the best they've got.

The Americans don't want Tay involved either. They want him to leave the case to them, but he's not going to do that. It's a Singapore murder, and finding killers in Singapore is what he does. Besides, the Americans don't appear to him to be all that interested in solving anything.

Don't they want me to find the woman's killer? Tay wonders.

Or am I the only one here who doesn't already know who it is?


"IF THERE IS A LIVING WRITER WHOSE WORK MAKES ME THINK OF THE GREAT RAYMOND CHANDLER, IT'S JAKE NEEDHAM" – James David Audlin

“I FELL IN LOVE WITH INSPECTOR SAMUEL TAY FROM THE VERY FIRST PAGE. BRAVO!" - James Lawler, former member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service and author of LIVING LIES and IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE

Exciting story, great plot!

Loved the way the story is told. Detailed but never boring. The plot builds it's way with great mystery. Top notch writing. Love Tay's viewpoint of his world and life. Great characters!
Thought AI reading app would not measure up, but, in fact, it was surprisingly well done and did not detract at all from the book.

The surprising personality of detective Sam

Wbo done it novel that holds my attention throughout. It is a well written story . I like live readers better

AI narrator spoils this book

Interesting story but spoiled by AI narration. I won’t be tempted to listen to any of the other books in this series as they all have AI narration

AI Narrator Sucks

Narration is an art and a skill which no text to voice program can replace.