{"product_id":"the-tembusu-tree-mystery-by-ovidia-yu-9780349000671","title":"The Tembusu Tree Mystery","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful series . . . Ovidia Yu skilfully creates the Singapore of pre- and post-World War II, and Su Lin is the best part - a smart, logical heroine who perseveres despite obstacles and solves mysteries'\u003c\/strong\u003e - reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tenth instalment of Ovidia Yu's beloved series of Singapore-set historical mysteries featuring tenacious amateur sleuth Su Lin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1947 in Singapore, and \u003cstrong\u003eSu Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e is rolling out the red carpet for a new chapter in her life. Now happily settled in her marriage to \u003cstrong\u003eChief Inspector Le Froy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and having stepped away from her formidable grandmother \u003cstrong\u003eAh Ma\u003c\/strong\u003e's thriving business, she is the proud manager of the new Imperial Cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the grand opening isn't going as planned... the cinema has an unhappy history as a site for Japanese propaganda during the Occupation, and there are protesters who would rather see it demolished than refurbished. The cinema's financier John Wong is acting \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e strangely, local businesswoman Madam Leong is issuing outrageous demands, and Tony Khoo, the young, fun and handsome son of the VIP guests, has gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a body is found draped on a tyre swing and it looks like the death is connected to the redevelopment, Su Lin switches her attention from movies to murder. And when her beloved Ah Ma's health begins to fail, she throws herself into the distracting business of crime solving, despite Le Froy's protestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the more she uncovers, the greater her fear grows that her cinema project has been hiding some seriously criminal activity. Faced with the abrupt ending of her new career, and the heartbreaking ending of her grandmother's life, Su Lin can only do what she does best... ask questions, find answers, and get justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut can she do so, before it's all too late?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders and reviewers love the Su Lin series!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'What can I say? While eviscerating English and Japanese colonialism, she has fun with Chinese culture and has created a handful of unforgettable characters . . . A joy!'\u003c\/strong\u003e - reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I adore Ovidia Yu. Such an amazing sense of place, and a fascinating period in history brought alive with a great cast of characters'\u003c\/strong\u003e - reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A classic in the making'\u003c\/strong\u003e - reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I feel like I personally know and definitely love these characters. Throughout these books my love of Singapore grows with joy'\u003c\/strong\u003e - reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of Singapore's finest living authors'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734676390124,"sku":"9780349000671","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349000671-the-tembusu-tree-mystery.jpg?v=1781223482","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-tembusu-tree-mystery-by-ovidia-yu-9780349000671","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}