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The Cannonball Tree Mystery

By Ovidia Yu

The Cannonball Tree Mystery

By Ovidia Yu

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Has Su Lin summoned a tree demon who is now killing on her behalf? The overpoweringly fragrant flowers, snakelike vines and deadly fruit of the cannonball tree are enough to keep most people away. But when a piece of expensive photographic equipment is found nearby, on closer inspection Su Lin discovers the body of Mimi, her horrible relative who has been trying to blackmail her. Su Lin is not the only one to realise how much easier this death makes things for her in the new normal of life in Syonan (Japanese Occupied Singapore). And then more fortuitious deaths follow. But is someone really killing people on her account? As Su Lin contends with the fear and rancour of those around her, the resentment of former friends and a whistling demon, can she hope not only to survive but untangle the cannonball tree's secrets to prevent further deaths... and possibly turn the tide of the war? Praise for Ovidia Yu: 'One of Singapore's finest living authors' South China Morning Post '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 '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
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2021-06-03
Publication Date:
2021-06-03
Publisher:
Hachette UK Distribution
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1472132033
ISBN13:
9781472132031
Weight:
222 g
Height:
123 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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