**'One of Singapore's finest living authors'**South China Morning Post
'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought
richly to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON
'Charming' RHYS BOWEN
'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature'
SCOTSMAN
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The Allies have defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan refuses to
surrender the East.
In Singapore, amid rumours the Japanese occupiers are preparing to wipe
out the population of the island rather than surrender, a young aide is
found murdered beneath the termite mushroom tree in Hideki Tagawa's
garden and his plans for a massive poison gas bomb are missing. To
prevent any more destruction it falls to Su Lin to track down the real
killer with the help of Hideki Tagawa's old nemesis, the charismatic
shinto priest Yoshio Yoshimo.
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Praise for The Mushroom Tree Mystery
'Beautifully written. . . effortless storytelling and sensitive
character development make this a must-read novel for 2022' The
Courier
Praise for Ovidia Yu:
'Chen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her
admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most
beguiling narrator heroine I've met in a long while***'*** Catriona
McPherson
'Charming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yu's
teenage Chinese sleuth gives us an insight into a very different culture
and time. This book is exactly why I love historical novels' Rhys
Bowen
'A wonderful detective novel . . . a book that introduces one of the
most likeable heroines in modern literature and should be on everyone's
Must Read list' Scotsman
'Unassuming, brilliantly observant' SCMP
'Ovidia Yu's writing helped me peel back the layers to understand
Singapore. The story and Chen Su Lin's initiative and tenacity, set
against a backdrop of wartime Singapore, intrigued both the historian
and the mystery lover in me' Kara Owens CMG CVO, British High
Commissioner to Singapore
