Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock DSC Prize (2017) DI Helen Grace must face

DI Helen Grace must face down a new nightmare

chart your path

I knew exactly what I was dealing with

from Spain to Stalingrad

Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock DSC Prize (2017) DI Helen Grace must faceOver the past few decades, investigative journalism has come to mean the kind of brave reporting that exposes injustice, wrongdoing and, above all, the abuse of power. Alan Shadrake's hard hitting new book cuts through the faade of official silence to reveal disturbing truths about Singapores use of the death penalty. From in depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapores chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts