SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGERSimply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life CATRIONA MCPHERSON Charming RHYS BOWENOne of the most likeable heroines in modern literature SCOTSMANSu Lin is doing her dream job assistant at Singapores brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a local girl cant be trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new secretary pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lins not the only person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after hes found dead in the filing room. And when her best friends dad is accused, she gets up to some sleuthing work of her own in a bid to clear his name. Su Lin finds out that Bernie may have been working undercover, trading stolen diamonds for explosives from enemy troops. Was he really the upright English citizen he claimed to be? Meanwhile, a famous assassin commits his worst crime yet, and disappears into thin air. Rumours spread that he may be dangerously close to home.Beneath the stifling, cloudless Singaporean summer, earthquakes of chaos and political unrest are breaking out. When a tragic loss shakes Su Lins personal world to its core, she becomes determined to find the truth. But in dark, hatefilled times, truth has a price and Su Lin must decide how much shes willing to pay for it. Praise for Ovidia YuOne of Singapores finest living authorsSouth China Morning PostChen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable,...
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGERSimply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life CATRIONA MCPHERSON Charming RHYS BOWENOne of the most likeable heroines in modern literature SCOTSMANSu Lin is doing her dream job assistant at Singapores brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a local girl cant be trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new secretary pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lins not the only person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after hes found dead in the filing room. And when her best friends dad is accused, she gets up to some sleuthing work of her own in a bid to clear his name. Su Lin finds out that Bernie may have been working undercover, trading stolen diamonds for explosives from enemy troops. Was he really the upright English citizen he claimed to be? Meanwhile, a famous assassin commits his worst crime yet, and disappears into thin air. Rumours spread that he may be dangerously close to home.Beneath the stifling, cloudless Singaporean summer, earthquakes of chaos and political unrest are breaking out. When a tragic loss shakes Su Lins personal world to its core, she becomes determined to find the truth. But in dark, hatefilled times, truth has a price and Su Lin must decide how much shes willing to pay for it. Praise for Ovidia YuOne of Singapores finest living authorsSouth China Morning PostChen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable,...
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