CY@CY Says Welcome to my dreamscape. Where a Lim is also a Ling.

Therapy, the debut novel by German author Sebastian Fitzek, has been classified a psychological thriller but it is actually a crime novel about psychology. Published in 2006, it has notched up sales in excess of eight million copies worldwide.  In Germany, it knocked off Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code from the top spot on the bestseller list. The author has achieved superstar status in Europe and ...

I could not believe my eyes when I saw this on Ebay. This Malaysian first day cover has just been sold for USD43,278 in an Ebay auction by an Italy-based seller named Lirpa Loof. The first day cover was issued in 1963 in commemoration of the inauguration of Malaysia but what makes this particular first day cover so special is ...

I have read quite a lot of legal thrillers in the years gone by and in my opinion, legal thrillers don’t get much better than Steve Cavanagh’s Thirteen! It is the legal thriller Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and Ruth Ware are raving about. The premise for this book is absolutely ingenious! Just think about it: The serial killer is not on trial. He is ...

Kill Shot by Vince Flynn is a spy thriller featuring the cold-blooded CIA killer, Mitch Rapp.  It is a frenzy of action from the start and Rapp kills with impunity the bad guys who cross his path. Mitch Rapp has been turned loose by his CIA handlers to kill targets in a highly classified hit list in the war against radical terrorism. He has done ...

In “City of Veils”  author Zoe Ferraris has created a thriller by weaving threads about the plight of women in repressive Saudi Arabia and the claustrophobic social conditions in their country where strict gender segregation and harsh rules limit interaction between the sexes. The authorities enforces its brand of ultra-conservative Islam, where women’s faces are veiled, voices are silenced, and lifestyles are ...

I see many dead trees all around Miri and I used to wonder why they are not cut down. But now I know why. Standing dead and dying trees are called “snags.”  Such trees occur as a result of disease, lightning, fire, animal damage, too much shade, drought, root competition, as well as old age. Many dead trees remain standing without posing a threat ...

In Hope to Die, top notch crime author David Jackson taunts the readers with a tale of gruesome murders, served with an addictive blend of authentic police procedural and breathtaking insight into the minds of both hunters and hunted. Hope to Die by David Jackson Mary Cowper is viciously murdered in the grounds of Liverpool’s  Anglican Cathedral on a bitterly cold and snowy ...

Three British couples befriend each other while on holiday in Florida. Their sojourn  should be nothing but relaxing for veteran visitors Ed and Susan Dunning as well as for novices Angela and Barry Finnegan and Marina Green and Dave Cullen. They meet up from time to time for a drink or a meal. On their last day of their holiday, their perfect ...

Jane Tennison is a young probationary police Constable who has set her sights on becoming a detective. She becomes a decoy in a CID case, posing as a prostitute to lure a suspect accused of many sexual assaults. She is assaulted by the suspect but her colleagues succeed in arresting the suspect. Jane is then promoted to the rank of Detectice Constable but she becomes ...

Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham casts the spotlight on the very controversial and sensitive subject of honour killings. Honour killings are the killings of a family member due to perceived loss of honour caused by the behaviour of the said family member. Honour killings are being carried out frequently despite the public outrage.  Murdering the very people whom you should love and protect is truly horrifying. Arriving ...