Guilty As Charged: 25 Crimes That Have Shaken Singapore Since 1965

by Straits Times

Murder. Dismemberment. A shooting. A stabbing. Cheating. Murder for gold bars. Murder for a Rolex. Murder.

This book recounts 25 infamous crime cases that have taken place in Singapore since 1965.

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime

278 pages, ebook

Reviews

[Hamz · Rating 4 out of 5]

disturbing read but somehow refused to put this book down. the cases are condensed yet very informative, and even included images for a clearer visualisation of the crimes. insanely chilling when you realise that these aren’t straight out of a fictional thriller but set in real life……

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

For what it intended to achieve, this hit the ball out of the park. A well-curated, detailed collection of 25 pivotal Singaporean crimes. A good selection of murder, fraud, robbery and sexual misconduct. Chronologically arranged, the cases are detailed while concise. Never glossing over, it looks at how cases were dealt with psychologically and under legal terms. Lays out both the criminal’s claims and versions found to be true. Highly informative; not only offers insight into the criminals’ and victims’ lives but also offers other relevant tidbits for general knowledge. Abundantly pieced together with images of crime scenes, evidence, locations and people involved.

My only peeve is the fact that there are typos here and there in the book. I would’ve expected better from The Straits Times.

[nat. · Rating 3 out of 5]

i get that some of the cases are many years ago and records may not be adequately available, but i was expecting more details and insights - details that were not published, instead of just summarising from wiki page. every case in this book was detailed in such surface-level that i’m not sure if it’s worth the purchase. sure, it helped to compile all the gruesome cases over the years, but searching these cases on the internet and reading it from the wiki pages might have served better educational purposes or scratch the curiosity itch better. why should i read 300+ pages when i would have to google these cases to get more details from the internet after reading about each case anyway?

i was also expecting better writings since it’s published by the straits time with the help of the local police force - i reckon secondary school kids could have constructed better sentences with the correct grammar and punctuations.

[Khelath · Rating 5 out of 5]

We think of Singapore as a very safe country and while it is, we are often reminded that low crime doesn’t mean no crime. This book is a reminder of that, a collection of criminal cases reported by the Straits Times from 1965 to 2010. Some of the more sensational cases are covered in more detail than others though and the style of writing is not the best crime writing I’ve read, but it’s a good introduction to the criminal cases in Singapore.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting non-fiction read about Singapore's crime since 1965 such as those by Adrian Lin and Huang Na.

[Yuki Eng · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailed description of each crimes makes it interesting to read.

[Ryan Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

[Lucas Ong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unsettling read.

[Andria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting. Most of it was quite depressing to read, especially with all the details and pictures.

[Jeanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative read.