{"product_id":"the-tembusu-tree-mystery-paperback","title":"The Tembusu Tree Mystery (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A wonderful series … Ovidia Yu skilfully creates the\nSingapore of pre- and post-World War II, and Su Lin is the best part - a smart,\nlogical heroine who perseveres despite obstacles and solves mysteries’\u003c\/b\u003e -\nreader review,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tenth instalment of Ovidia Yu’s beloved series of\nSingapore-set historical mysteries featuring tenacious amateur sleuth Su Lin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s 1947 in Singapore, and \u003cb\u003eSu Lin\u003c\/b\u003e is\nrolling out the red carpet for a new chapter in her life. Now happily settled\nin her marriage to \u003cb\u003eChief Inspector Le Froy\u003c\/b\u003e, and having stepped away\nfrom her formidable grandmother \u003cb\u003eAh Ma\u003c\/b\u003e’s thriving business, she is\nthe proud manager of the new Imperial Cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut the grand opening isn’t going as planned … the cinema\nhas an unhappy history as a site for Japanese propaganda during the Occupation,\nand there are protesters who would rather see it demolished, than refurbished.\nThe cinema’s financier John Wong is acting \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e strangely,\nlocal businesswoman Madam Leong is issuing outrageous demands, and Tony Khoo,\nthe young, fun and handsome son of the VIP guests, has gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen a body is found draped on a tyre swing and it looks\nlike the death is connected to the redevelopment, Su Lin switches her attention\nfrom movies, to murder. And when her beloved Ah Ma’s health begins to fail, she\nthrows herself into the distracting business of crime solving, despite Le\nFroy’s protestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut the more she uncovers, the greater her fear grows, that\nher cinema project has been hiding some seriously criminal activity. Faced with\nthe abrupt ending of her new career, and the heartbreaking ending of her\ngrandmother’s life, Su Lin can only do what she does best … ask questions, find\nanswers, and get justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut can she do so, before it’s all too late?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders and reviewers love the Su Lin series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What can I say? While eviscerating English and Japanese\ncolonialism, she has fun with Chinese culture and has created a handful of\nunforgettable characters … A joy!’\u003c\/b\u003e - reader review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I adore Ovidia Yu. Such an amazing sense of place, and a\nfascinating period in history brought alive with a great cast of characters’\u003c\/b\u003e -\nreader review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A classic in the making’\u003c\/b\u003e - reader review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I feel like I personally know and definitely love these\ncharacters. Throughout these books my love of Singapore grows with joy’\u003c\/b\u003e -\nreader review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of Singapore’s finest living authors’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSouth\nChina Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe\nScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274697892047,"sku":"9780349000671","price":24.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_af0bcb90-dcc6-467e-97dd-0d9865426b2d.webp?v=1781574608","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-tembusu-tree-mystery-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}