The Advocate's Devil
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Walter C.M. Woon
- ISBN：9814302651
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Reviews
Marianne
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I’m pissed that there are only four books in this series。 Now I’m gonna need Prof Woon to possibly pivot to a career in local detective fiction writing。
Fu Sheng Wilson Wong
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I was more interested in the legal portions of the book and the "Sherlock Holmes" feel that it emanated。 The romance portions at the beginning I felt， were rather superfluous and the one end of the book seemed to drag on for an eternity。 The book has quite a flavourful array of vocabulary and does not come short with Malay and Baba words。 Incidental racism amongst the orang puteh and the locals were present here and there， given the fact that the book was set in 1930's in Singapore。 All-in-all a I was more interested in the legal portions of the book and the "Sherlock Holmes" feel that it emanated。 The romance portions at the beginning I felt， were rather superfluous and the one end of the book seemed to drag on for an eternity。 The book has quite a flavourful array of vocabulary and does not come short with Malay and Baba words。 Incidental racism amongst the orang puteh and the locals were present here and there， given the fact that the book was set in 1930's in Singapore。 All-in-all a decent read， highlighting the "struggles" of our not-so-very-bright protagonist who only managed to get to read in chambers in this lovely firm because his father used to be a partner there。 。。。more
Aaron Chelliah
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Professor Woon SC is the author of some very learned tomes about the law of companies in Singapore and Malaysia but， with his Advocate's Devil trilogy， he has really come into his own as a writer of legal/detective fiction。 Think Wodehouse with a fair bit of Holmes and Watson sleuth-work thrown in。 Now add some lawyers， just because。 The young protagonist， Dennis Chiang， is a pupil advocate and solicitor， fresh off the boat from London after having passed the Bar Exams， reading in the chambers o Professor Woon SC is the author of some very learned tomes about the law of companies in Singapore and Malaysia but， with his Advocate's Devil trilogy， he has really come into his own as a writer of legal/detective fiction。 Think Wodehouse with a fair bit of Holmes and Watson sleuth-work thrown in。 Now add some lawyers， just because。 The young protagonist， Dennis Chiang， is a pupil advocate and solicitor， fresh off the boat from London after having passed the Bar Exams， reading in the chambers of Messrs d'Almeida & d'Almeida， advocates and solicitors in the then Crown Colony of Singapore。 Chiang is no Bertie Wooster， but he is definitely a cross between Dr Watson and a young Horace Rumpole。 If Chiang is Watson， then his mentor and pupil master Mr Clarence d'Almeida is Woon's answer to Sherlock Holmes。 d'Almeida is an idealised version of the ultimate criminal advocate， suave and terrifyingly cultured， with an almost preternatural understanding of the nature of Man and the ways of the world。 What follows is， for want of a better phrase， a jolly good romp through 1930s Singapore and Malaya， complete with disappeared heiresses， oriental despots and bumbling colonial bureaucrats。 There is some law in this book， but it is merely the icing on a cake of solidly good storytelling and gentle， good-natured humour。 Professor Woon peppers his prose with chuckle-inducing turns of phrase; and he is a dab hand at judicious use of his native Baba Malay。 He uses just enough colloquialisms to allow a native of Malaya like myself to identify with the characters， but he is careful to ensure that the foreign words never break the comprehensiveness and flow of the story。 I have read a number of Professor Woon's more academic works; they are feats of writing in their own right。 But with the Advocate's Devil trilogy， Professor Woon has shown himself to be the John Mortimer of the Orient。 I will greatly relish the other two books in the trilogy while hoping that Professor Woon will find the time amidst his legal scholarship and practice to write more stories。 。。。more
Anuradha
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Nice to know the backdrop of ancient Singapore。 The life of a lawyer and his adventures makes quite interesting。 Although the English is quite complex it's overall a good read。 Nice to know the backdrop of ancient Singapore。 The life of a lawyer and his adventures makes quite interesting。 Although the English is quite complex it's overall a good read。 。。。more
Evangeline
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As a law student， I've always been curious about the kind of fiction that these eminent Singapore lawyers produce， so I decided to give Walter Woon a try！ It was exciting to read a novel set in 1930s Singapore， as it enabled me to get a flavour of what life and the physical landscape was like back then。 The book itself consists of several short stories， where Dennis Chiang， a young English-educated Peranakan lawyer， helps to solve various mysteries and himself gets entangled in some。 It was an e As a law student， I've always been curious about the kind of fiction that these eminent Singapore lawyers produce， so I decided to give Walter Woon a try！ It was exciting to read a novel set in 1930s Singapore， as it enabled me to get a flavour of what life and the physical landscape was like back then。 The book itself consists of several short stories， where Dennis Chiang， a young English-educated Peranakan lawyer， helps to solve various mysteries and himself gets entangled in some。 It was an enjoyable read - the pace was good and the plot suspenseful。 The romance angle was also present to spice things up。 I was reminded of Lee Kuan Yew， when reference was made to how Dennis felt he didn't truly belong either among the Europeans or the Chinese。Some weaknesses: I was left wondering why d'Almeida， the senior partner， was so keen to mentor Dennis since Dennis didn't seem very intelligent or enterprising。 People who are not legally trained may have to consult Google as there was quite a bit of jargon here and there 。。。more
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