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DescriptionSimply 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 SCOTSMAN_________Su 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, hate-filled times, truth has a price - and Su Lin must decide how much shes willing to pay for it. _________Praise for Ovidia Yu: One of Singapores finest living authors South China Morning PostChen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most beguiling narrator heroine Ive met in a long while Catriona McPhersonCharming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yus teenage Chinese sleuth gives us an insight into a very different culture and time. This book is exactly why I love historical novels Rhys BowenA wonderful detective novel . . . a book that introduces one of the most likeable heroines in modern literature and should be on everyones Must Read list ScotsmanUnassuming, brilliantly observant SCMPAbout the AuthorOvidia Yu is one of Singapores best-known and most acclaimed writers. She has had over thirty plays produced and is the author of a number of comic mysteries published in Singapore, India, Japan and America. She received a Fulbright to the University of Iowas International Writers Program and has been a writing fellow at the National University of Singapore.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Constable & Robinson
