Notes
Mirza, a secretive neighbour of the Chens in Japanese Occupied Singapore, is a known collaborator and blackmailer. So when he is murdered in his garden, the suspects include local acquaintances, Japanese officials—and his own daughters. Su Lin's Uncle Chen is among those rounded up by the Japanese. Hideki Tagawa, a power in the new regime, offers Su Lin her uncle's life in exchange for using her fluency in languages and knowledge of locals to find the real killer. She soon discovers Hideki has an ulterior motive. There is more at stake here than one man's life. She must find out who killed Mirza and why.
