Shamini Flint (born 26 October 1969 in

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population of 2,075,600 . Greater Kuala Lum ...

) is an author based in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

. She is best known for her crime fiction novel series ''

Inspector Singh Investigates ''Inspector Singh Investigates'' is a series of crime fiction novels, written by Malaysian author, Shamini Flint. There are currently seven books in the series. The first book in the series was printed in 2009 and has since been printed in nume ...

'', published in many languages around the world. She also writes children’s books with cultural and environmental themes. Before becoming a writer in 2004 she was a corporate lawyer at the international law firm,

Linklaters Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London. Founded in 1838, it is one of the four ' Magic Circle' law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise. It currently employs about 3,100 lawyers in 31 of ...

. She is noted for her work to promote fair trade products in Singapore and donates part of her environmental book title’s proceeds to WWF. Shamini currently lives in Singapore with her English husband Simon Flint and their two children, Sasha and Spencer Flint.

Legal career

In 1993, Shamini received the Council of Legal Education Prize for one of the highest marks overall for her Bar Finals sat at Trinity College, London. Following which Shamini was employed by Messrs. Zain & Co and called to the Malaysian Bar. Between 1994 and 1995 Shamini studied for her Law Masters at the University of Cambridge, UK. Whilst there she was awarded the top overall mark, the Bevan Prize, the Jennings Prize and a British High Commission Scholarship. She was admitted as a solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1999. She left Messrs Zain & Co in 1997 to join Linklaters as a solicitor until 2002 when she became an associate professor of the Law Faculty, National University of Singapore.

Literary work

Shamini has published a successful series of crime fiction novels, Inspector Singh Investigates. In April 2008, the British publishing company

Little, Brown and Company Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries, it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emil ...

bought the worldwide rights to the first three Inspector Singh Investigates novels. The first book in the series Inspector Singh Investigates - A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder. was honoured by

The Telegraph ''The Telegraph'', ''Daily Telegraph'', ''Sunday Telegraph'' and other variant names are often names for newspapers. Newspapers with these titles include: Australia * The Telegraph (Adelaide), ''The Telegraph'' (Adelaide), a newspaper in Adelaid ...

, UK by being featured under their Recommended Weekly Special confirming the quality of the writing and a successful launch.The Telegraph, 25 April 2009 The seventh book in the series, Inspector Singh Investigates - A Frightfully English Execution was published in May 2016. In addition to Crime Fiction, Shamini also writes children’s literature of equal success,

Puffin Books Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs to ...

India have bought the sub-continent rights to Diary of a Cricket God, launched in April 2011 and

Allen & Unwin George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It became one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and established an Australian ...

have bought the rest of the world rights.

Bibliography

Crime Fiction

*'' Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder'' (April 2009, Piatkus Press; 2011, Felony & Mayhem Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul'' (September 2009, Piatkus Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: The Singapore School of Villainy'' (April 2010, Piatkus Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree'' (April 2011, Piatkus Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: A Curious Indian Cadaver'' (April 5, 2012, Piatkus Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: A Calamitous Chinese Killing'' (Sept 2013, Piatkus Press) *''Inspector Singh Investigates: A Frightfully English Execution'' (May 2016, Piatkus Press)

Thrillers

* ''The Beijing Conspiracy'' (2019, Canongate Books)

Children's books

Sasha in Singapore

*''Sasha Visits the Botanic Gardens'' (2003?, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits the Zoo'' (2003?, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Goes Shopping'' (2004, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Sentosa Island'' (2004, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits the Bird Park'' (2005, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits the Museums'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha in Singapore'' Boxed Set

Sasha in Asia

*''Sasha Visits Bali'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Kuala Lumpur'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Hong Kong'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Bangkok'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Singapore'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha in Asia'' Boxed Set

Sasha Sees the World

*''Sasha Visits Beijing'' (2007, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits London'' (2007, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Mumbai'' (2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Tokyo'' (2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits the Maldives'' (2010, Sunbear Publishing)

Sasha in Mandarin

*''Sasha Visits Hong Kong'' (Mandarin; 2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Beijing'' (Mandarin; 2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sasha Visits Singapore'' (Mandarin; 2009, Sunbear Publishing)

Diary Series

*''Diary of a Soccer Star'' (2010, Sunbear Publishing) *''Diary of a Cricket God'' (2011, Sunbear Publishing) *''Diary of a Rugby Champ'' (2013, Allen & Unwin) *''Diary of a Super Swimmer'' (2013, Sunbear Publishing) *''Diary of a Taekwondo Master'' (2013, Allen & Unwin) *''Diary of a Track and Field Titan'' (2013, Sunbear Publishing) *''Diary of a Basketball Hero'' (2015, Allen & Unwin) *''Diary of a Golf Pro'' (2015, Allen & Unwin) *''Diary of a Tennis Prodigy'' (2016, Allen & Unwin) *''Diary of an AFL Legend'' (2017, Allen & Unwin)

The Susie K Files/Diaries

*''Life of the Party'' (2018, Allen & Unwin) *''Game Changer'' (2018, Allen & Unwin) *''Show Stopper'' (2019, Allen & Unwin) *''Happy Camper'' (2019, Allen & Unwin)

Others

*''The Other Bears'' (Sunbear Publishing) *''Jungle Blues'' (2005, Sunbear Publishing) *''Turtle Takes a Trip'' (2006, Sunbear Publishing) *''An Elephant in the Room'' (2007, Sunbear Publishing) *''Partytime'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''Panda Packs Her Bags'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''A T-Rex Ate My Homework'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''The Seeds of Time'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''What Colour were the Dinosaurs?'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''Snake Rattle & Roll'' (2008, Sunbear Publishing) *''Three Stars'' (2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''

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'' (2009, Sunbear Publishing) *''Sleep Tight'' (2010, Sunbear Publishing) *''Spencer Visits Sydney'' (2013, Sunbear Publishing)

Other Titles

*''How to Win a Nobel Prize: A Stay-at-Home Mum's Guide'' (2006, Heliconia Press) *''Partners in Crime'' (2007, Heliconia Press) *''Criminal Minds'' (2008, Heliconia Press)

References

External links

Author's website
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