{"product_id":"the-mushroom-tree-mystery","title":"The Mushroom Tree Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Singapore s finest living authors South China Morning Post 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________________The Allies have defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan refuses to surrender the East.In Singapore, amid rumours the Japanese occupiers are preparing to wipe out the population of the island rather than surrender, a young aide is found murdered beneath the termite mushroom tree in Hideki Tagawa s garden and his plans for a massive poison gas bomb are missing. To prevent any more destruction it falls to Su Lin to track down the real killer with the help of Hideki Tagawa s old nemesis, the charismatic shinto priest Yoshio Yoshimo.________________Praise for The Mushroom Tree Mystery Beautifully written. . . effortless storytelling and sensitive character development make this a mustread novel for 2022  The CourierPraise for Ovidia Yu: Chen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most beguiling narrator heroine I ve met in a long while  Catriona McPherson Charming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yu s 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 A wonderful detective novel . . . a book that introduces one of the most likeable heroines in modern literature and should be on everyone s Must Read list  Scotsman Unassuming, brilliantly observant  SCMP Ovidia Yu s writing helped me peel back the layers to understand Singapore. The story and Chen Su Lin s 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45901954941126,"sku":"DADAX147213205X","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81I8TKaZtFL.jpg?v=1780334301","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/the-mushroom-tree-mystery","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}