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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER*

''Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life'' CATRIONA MCPHERSON

''Charming'' RHYS BOWEN

''One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature'' SCOTSMAN
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Su Lin is doing her dream job: assistant at Singapore''s brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a ''local girl'' can''t be trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new secretary - pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lin''s not the only person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after he''s found dead in the filing room. And when her best friend''s dad is accused, she gets up to some sleuthing work of her own in a bid to clear his name.

Su Lin finds out that Bernie may have been working undercover, trading stolen diamonds for explosives from enemy troops. Was he really the upright English citizen

The Paper Bark Tree Mystery

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/06/2019
      ISBN13: 9781472125248, 978-1472125248
      ISBN10: 147212524X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER*

      ''Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life'' CATRIONA MCPHERSON

      ''Charming'' RHYS BOWEN

      ''One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature'' SCOTSMAN
      _________

      Su Lin is doing her dream job: assistant at Singapore''s brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a ''local girl'' can''t be trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new secretary - pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lin''s not the only person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after he''s found dead in the filing room. And when her best friend''s dad is accused, she gets up to some sleuthing work of her own in a bid to clear his name.

      Su Lin finds out that Bernie may have been working undercover, trading stolen diamonds for explosives from enemy troops. Was he really the upright English citizen

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