The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery - Ovidia Yu

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n'One of Singapore's finest living authors' South China Morning Post n 'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON n n 'Charming' RHYS BOWEN n n 'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature' SCOTSMAN n ________________ n n The next title in the Mystery Tree series, exploring Singapore after the Japanese retreat and in the aftermath of WWII. n n ________________ n n Praise for Ovidia Yu: n n '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 n n '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 n n '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 n n 'Unassuming, brilliantly observant' SCMP n n '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 Singaporen