In-Spire - Andrew Charles Francis

My fiction is how I wrestle with the world we live in. I set stories in Singapore’s real places and pressures, where ordinary people face moral choices under heat—sometimes from crime, sometimes from the unseen.

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Safety is Beyond Compliance

Safety isn’t a topic to me; it’s a calling. I’ve spent 36 years in high-risk Oil & Gas operations, most recently as SSHE Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, coaching leaders and crews, leading incident investigations, and rolling out safeguards for things like storage tank overfill prevention.

The aim is entertainment with a pulse on social issues: grief, addiction, corruption, and the fragile threads holding families together.

My Books

Over the course of thirty-six years in the oil and gas industry, I have carried stories—some written in safety reports, others etched in memory. I have stood at worksites where lives were lost, walked through investigations, and spoken aloud the lessons carved from tragedy. These experiences became the foundation of my non-fiction work, where I write not only about systems and compliance, but about people—their families, their futures, and the fragile thread that binds them to life and work.

Personal Safety

If you’re here for safety, expect clear tools and straight talk. If you’re here for stories, expect tension, twists, and characters who feel uncomfortably close to real life. Either way, welcome.

  • 36 years in high-risk operations; former SSHE Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific.
  • Hands-on expertise: risk assessment, incident investigation, emergency response, confined space safety, behavioral coaching.
  • Led training and safeguards deployments (e.g., tank overfill prevention) that translate into practical, family-level advice.
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In-Spire - Home Personal Safety
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In-Spire - Home Fiction

Fiction

A brief summary of my fictional works:

1. Underneath (psychological thriller / domestic noir):
A celebrated lawyer is murdered at a family birthday, and SIO Deborah Lin’s hunt peels back sixteen years of buried betrayals and a convenient “fall guy” to expose the truth lurking beneath respectability.

2. Clarice (horror-mystery):
Mid-2000s Singapore—a pregnant newlywed’s new home in Ubi awakens old village horrors; a palm reader and shaman race a jealous stalker and a hungry spirit.

It’s A Matter Of Faith

A brief summary of my fictional works:

1. God And His Purpose:
This devotional explores the profound purpose behind God’s creation of the world.

2. God’s Plan for Salvation:
This meditation explores the profound truth that salvation is not an afterthought in God’s grand design, but rather the very cornerstone of His eternal plan.

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In Spire - Matter Of Faith

Experience you can trust. Stories you’ll remember.

As a former SSHE Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, I spent decades helping organisations build safer workplaces. Now, I channel that expertise into writing, blending real incidents, behavioural insights, and human lessons into compelling books that enlighten as much as they entertain.

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