*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER*
'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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Su Lin is doing her dream job: assistant at Singapore's brand new
detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a 'local girl' can't be
trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new
secretary - pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lin's not the only
person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after he's found dead in the
filing room. And when her best friend's 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
Lin's personal world to its core, she becomes determined to find the
truth. But in dark, hate-filled times, truth has a price - and Su Lin
must decide how much she's willing to pay for it.
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**Praise for Ovidia Yu:
**'One of Singapore's finest living authors'**South China Morning Post
'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
