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The Frangipani Tree Mystery


A Cozy Mystery Novel


Book 1 of the Su Lin Series


Subgenres:

  • Historical Mystery,
  • 1930s Singapore,
  • Amateur Sleuth
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  • 1930s Singapore settings with colonial intrigue
  • Amateur sleuths navigating social divides and danger
  • Smart heroines balancing tradition and ambition
Publisher Description

First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth Su Lin, a local girl stepping in as governess for the Acting Governor of Singapore.

1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin's daughter dies suddenly - and in mysterious circumstances - mission school-educated local girl Su Lin - an aspiring journalist trying to escape an arranged marriage - is invited to take her place.

But then another murder at the residence occurs and it seems very likely that a killer is stalking the corridors of Government House. It now takes all Su Lin's traditional skills and intelligence to help British-born Chief Inspector Thomas LeFroy solve the murders - and escape with her own life.

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