The Cannonball Tree Mystery: From the CWA Historical Dagger Shortlisted author comes an exciting new historical crime novel

One of Singapores finest living authors South China Morning Post\r\n\r\nSimply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life CATRIONA MCPHERSON\r\n\r\nCharming RHYS BOWEN\r\n\r\nOne of the most likeable heroines in modern literature SCOTSMAN \r\n\r\n________________\r\nHas Su Lin summoned a tree demon who is now killing on her behalf?\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nSu 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? \r\n\r\nAs 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 trees secrets to prevent further deaths... and possibly turn the tide of the war?\r\n________________\r\n\r\nPraise for Ovidia Yu:\r\n\r\n\r\nChen 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 McPherson\r\n\r\nCharming 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 Bowen\r\n\r\nA wonderful detective novel . . . a book that introduces one of the most likeable heroines in modern literature and should be on everyones Must Read list Scotsman\r\n\r\nUnassuming, brilliantly observant SCMP\r\n\r\nOvidia Yus writing helped me peel back the layers to understand Singapore. The story and Chen Su Lins 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