Skin

,

Rueben Dass
2025. Penguin Books.
Softcover. 22.1 cm x 13.5 cm, 372 pages.
ISBN 9789815204889

 

RM88.00

‘I’ve seen a lot of things in my time, but nothing comes close to this. I’ve never seen a body in that condition.’

In the heart of Kuala Lumpur, a prominent investigative journalist is found brutally murdered, her body left unclothed in a foetal position.

Fresh off their last case, Inspector Alysha (Aly) and her partner, Inspector Raj from CID Bukit Aman are assigned to investigate the murder.

As Aly and Raj embark on their investigation, more bodies of young women pile up in the same cryptic manner. Their investigative trail takes them from Kuala Lumpur to the tea plantations of Cameron Highlands and from there on to the quiet, sleepy town of Teluk Intan where they slowly begin to unravel secrets from the past that are seemingly linked to the case.

Before they know it, Aly and Raj find themselves on a quest to hunt their most dangerous adversary yet, someone with a dark past and an even darker mind, who is driven by something that none of us would ever think could twist the human mind to such an outré extent.

***

Rueben Dass is a researcher by day and a novelist by night. Born in Kuala Lumpur, he spent most of his youth there before moving to London for studies and thereafter Singapore for work. He began creative writing while a student in London, in between classes and during his free time. He regularly publishes short stories and poetry on his website, ruebendass.com and other literary platforms.
He is also the author of The Number Four, a prequel to Skin and part one of the Inspector Aly and Raj series.
Weight 1400 g
Dimensions 22.1 × 13.5 × 2.5 cm

You may also like…