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Su Lin #6
The Mushroom Tree Mystery
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.
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.
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First published June 21, 2022
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August 16, 2025
3.5 stars
I was not impressed much with this one. Maybe because it has spy/espionage element.
Su Lin is at Moss house, where Japanese are housing a scientist who went blind during his course of inventing a poison bomb. Now Japanese officials want him to recite the formula and an assistant can write it for Japanese military. The story timeline is in line with American bombs destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the environment is quite tense and Moss house has 2 deaths which are brushed aside as accidents. But Su lin is not satisfied. Somehow with politics and war around, Su Lin sets her mind to solve them or rather it slowly unravels in front of her.
The plot dragged for me. Mystery was not so intriguing. Quite boring where the authors previous books were never like this.
Happy Reading!!
I was not impressed much with this one. Maybe because it has spy/espionage element.
Su Lin is at Moss house, where Japanese are housing a scientist who went blind during his course of inventing a poison bomb. Now Japanese officials want him to recite the formula and an assistant can write it for Japanese military. The story timeline is in line with American bombs destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the environment is quite tense and Moss house has 2 deaths which are brushed aside as accidents. But Su lin is not satisfied. Somehow with politics and war around, Su Lin sets her mind to solve them or rather it slowly unravels in front of her.
The plot dragged for me. Mystery was not so intriguing. Quite boring where the authors previous books were never like this.
Happy Reading!!
June 22, 2022
Magnificent
I loved this book. So much history. I could not put this book down. I encourage everyone to read it. Ovidia Yu I thank you for your spectacular storytelling.
I loved this book. So much history. I could not put this book down. I encourage everyone to read it. Ovidia Yu I thank you for your spectacular storytelling.
April 1, 2023
Set in the closing days of Japan's brutal occupation of Singapore, Ovidia Yu delivers not only a capable mystery, but manages to give her sleuth, Su Lin, a depth of character that is altogether rare for cozy mysteries.
Yu chose to focus this book primarily on Su Lin's struggles of identity, loyalty, and truth, and to great effect. We watch Su Lin struggle to reconcile her recently-discovered part-Japanese background, her loyalty to her old friends and her British mentor, but also to some of Japanese who are now in charge of Singapore. The crime that Su Lin has to solve isn't nearly as ornate as the previous two entries, but serves rather to set up a clash between the competing ideologies among the Japanese bureaucracy in the closing days of the war. The focus is on her identity, and the geopolitical realities of a doomed cause. The reader knows, as do the cast of characters, that Japan's war effort is doomed. The question is how this trapped animal will respond to the inevitable. Therein lies the tension, and it is the resolution of the situation, and not the crime, that brings Mushroom to a satisfactory conclusion.
There are few drawbacks in this book to distract from the narrative, but the casual reader will at a minimum want to have a couple of the previous entries under their belt before reading this one. I found it odd that the Japanese names were given in full at every mention as well, even though that isn't a Japanese naming convention that I have seen in other books.
If the first three books in the Su Lin series serve as a pre-war colonial Singapore trilogy and the three stories concluding with Mushroom make a Japan-occupied Singapore trilogy, then I am hopeful that we can look forward to a trilogy (or two!) starring Su Lin as she moves through the post-war British crown colony, and eventually (and inevitably) independent Singapore. In the meantime, I have read articles that the series has been picked up for a television adaptation, so we may have some episodes to look forward to as well.
Yu chose to focus this book primarily on Su Lin's struggles of identity, loyalty, and truth, and to great effect. We watch Su Lin struggle to reconcile her recently-discovered part-Japanese background, her loyalty to her old friends and her British mentor, but also to some of Japanese who are now in charge of Singapore. The crime that Su Lin has to solve isn't nearly as ornate as the previous two entries, but serves rather to set up a clash between the competing ideologies among the Japanese bureaucracy in the closing days of the war. The focus is on her identity, and the geopolitical realities of a doomed cause. The reader knows, as do the cast of characters, that Japan's war effort is doomed. The question is how this trapped animal will respond to the inevitable. Therein lies the tension, and it is the resolution of the situation, and not the crime, that brings Mushroom to a satisfactory conclusion.
There are few drawbacks in this book to distract from the narrative, but the casual reader will at a minimum want to have a couple of the previous entries under their belt before reading this one. I found it odd that the Japanese names were given in full at every mention as well, even though that isn't a Japanese naming convention that I have seen in other books.
If the first three books in the Su Lin series serve as a pre-war colonial Singapore trilogy and the three stories concluding with Mushroom make a Japan-occupied Singapore trilogy, then I am hopeful that we can look forward to a trilogy (or two!) starring Su Lin as she moves through the post-war British crown colony, and eventually (and inevitably) independent Singapore. In the meantime, I have read articles that the series has been picked up for a television adaptation, so we may have some episodes to look forward to as well.
July 1, 2022
I have loved this series from day one, but this book had me on the edge of my seat from the beginning. Would Su Lin survive, would Singapore survive, and how was everyone in the POW camp going to survive? I finished the book with a marathon read well into the night and early morning because I couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened to all the characters I've grown to love. A stunning read filled with history that I was totally unaware of until now.
June 11, 2023
3.5 stars
In the 6th instalment of the crown colony series we join Su Lin in the summer of 1945 — tensions are high as Germany surrenders and WW2 begins to draw to a close. While working in Mrs. Maki’s household Su Lin learns about the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, potentially signalling the end of Japanese occupation. As always Yu’s books are well researched and provide fascinating historical insights not only about the war itself but the lives and experiences of everyday Singaporeans as they do their best to survive. While I enjoyed this book overall there were some drawbacks — certain elements of the plot were predictable, and didn’t quite convince me as a reader. But I loved seeing Su Lin’s growth and her character development throughout the books. Curious to see where Yu will take the story next!
In the 6th instalment of the crown colony series we join Su Lin in the summer of 1945 — tensions are high as Germany surrenders and WW2 begins to draw to a close. While working in Mrs. Maki’s household Su Lin learns about the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, potentially signalling the end of Japanese occupation. As always Yu’s books are well researched and provide fascinating historical insights not only about the war itself but the lives and experiences of everyday Singaporeans as they do their best to survive. While I enjoyed this book overall there were some drawbacks — certain elements of the plot were predictable, and didn’t quite convince me as a reader. But I loved seeing Su Lin’s growth and her character development throughout the books. Curious to see where Yu will take the story next!
July 17, 2025
Great series
I have really enjoyed this journey Ms Yu has taken us on. I can't say this was my favorite but I did feel it was very reflective of the time period she was attempting to capture on paper. The uncertainty, the confusion ,and distrust, ,that prevailed as world war 2 came to its violent conclusion. The desparation of those who had endured a brutal time in history was so evident in her writings. Can't wait to see what comes next for sue lin.
I have really enjoyed this journey Ms Yu has taken us on. I can't say this was my favorite but I did feel it was very reflective of the time period she was attempting to capture on paper. The uncertainty, the confusion ,and distrust, ,that prevailed as world war 2 came to its violent conclusion. The desparation of those who had endured a brutal time in history was so evident in her writings. Can't wait to see what comes next for sue lin.
November 3, 2023
Everything becomes more dangerous as the terrible end of the war looms. An historical novel, a solid mystery, a delightful heroine. All up, a charming series
May 26, 2024
This is a unique combination: a cozy mystery and a spy thriller with a broad historical sweep. The murders at Moss House could only have been committed by one of a few people, and Su Lin does very little actual investigating (and a lot of cooking tapioca!) before she finds out whodunnit.
The crux of the plot is why. Who is a patriot, who is a double agent, and is it possible to be both at the same time? Who suspects whom and dies for it, and were their suspicions correct or just inconvenient to the killer? And will everyone on Singapore pay the price for the impending Japanese defeat in WW II?
At first, I wondered if (because I had accidentally skipped two books in the series), I had missed something crucial, because halfway through the book, I wasn't liking it very much. The dialogue sounded stilted, and if Mrs. Maki slapped Chen Su Lin one more time...! By the end, however, it turned out that the people I thought were unlikable were concealing their better motives for safety's sake--their own and the safety of those around them. And a person who was shown as attractive ended up being a villain without revealing anything new about him at all: only the lengths to which he was prepared to go.
I deduct one star from my rating because of the naive way the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is portrayed. Su Lin might not have known it, but certainly author Ovidia Yu had every opportunity to read recent historical accounts that argue the U.S. could have secured Japanese surrender with a little diplomacy.
From this perspective, the use of the atomic bomb was itself a war crime, aimed at cowing the Soviet Union as much as or more than defeating Japan. Ovidia Yu ignores that, and I understand that ignoring it lets her pose moral questions about loyalty, truth, honor, etc., but these seem sophomoric when balanced against the deaths and horrible sickness that radiation caused. On Memorial Day weekend, with the war in Gaza raging, I cannot put aside the horror of war to consider those questions.
The crux of the plot is why. Who is a patriot, who is a double agent, and is it possible to be both at the same time? Who suspects whom and dies for it, and were their suspicions correct or just inconvenient to the killer? And will everyone on Singapore pay the price for the impending Japanese defeat in WW II?
At first, I wondered if (because I had accidentally skipped two books in the series), I had missed something crucial, because halfway through the book, I wasn't liking it very much. The dialogue sounded stilted, and if Mrs. Maki slapped Chen Su Lin one more time...! By the end, however, it turned out that the people I thought were unlikable were concealing their better motives for safety's sake--their own and the safety of those around them. And a person who was shown as attractive ended up being a villain without revealing anything new about him at all: only the lengths to which he was prepared to go.
I deduct one star from my rating because of the naive way the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is portrayed. Su Lin might not have known it, but certainly author Ovidia Yu had every opportunity to read recent historical accounts that argue the U.S. could have secured Japanese surrender with a little diplomacy.
From this perspective, the use of the atomic bomb was itself a war crime, aimed at cowing the Soviet Union as much as or more than defeating Japan. Ovidia Yu ignores that, and I understand that ignoring it lets her pose moral questions about loyalty, truth, honor, etc., but these seem sophomoric when balanced against the deaths and horrible sickness that radiation caused. On Memorial Day weekend, with the war in Gaza raging, I cannot put aside the horror of war to consider those questions.
October 14, 2025
This sixth entry in the Su Lin mystery series is also the third consecutive volume set in wartime Singapore under Japanese occupation. It's not quite up to the standard of the first two, but it nevertheless holds its own. The story itself takes place over a short time span, beginning a day or so before the use of the atom bomb over Hiroshima and finishing on the day of the second atom bombing of Nagasaki. During that time, the madness of the Japanese as their dreams of victory and expanded empire fall apart, becomes reinforced with the setting, Singapore's Botanic Gardens. The exotic lushness of the gardens makes for an irony, because all the action is limited to the garden grounds. And it produces a feeling of claustrophobia. The Japanese officials are going mad in its pressure cooker location, as is a Japanese scientist given responsibility for a last great wonder weapon, a bomb that will poison all life in and around Singapore. So, too, is Su Lin who faces the daily risk of if not execution by the Japanese, then a suicidal act on her own part to do something that stops the destruction.
On the negative side, the story does become a bit repetitive and convoluted as the series of murders are exposed towards the end. So, too, does the sabotaging of the bomb (not a spoiler, as we all know no such bomb ever exploded in Singapore at the end of the war). Nevertheless, it has been fascinating seeing Japanese occupation life from the inside with these three books. And the quality of the writing per se is much superior to the early volumes in the series. One more thing: once again Su Lin makes a brief parenthetical remark about how she is looking back over these events from the future, where she is an aged old woman. It provides just the right touch of melancholy to the story. It also makes me hope Ovidia Yu will eventually work her way in future novels so that we final meet up with that old Su Lin.
On the negative side, the story does become a bit repetitive and convoluted as the series of murders are exposed towards the end. So, too, does the sabotaging of the bomb (not a spoiler, as we all know no such bomb ever exploded in Singapore at the end of the war). Nevertheless, it has been fascinating seeing Japanese occupation life from the inside with these three books. And the quality of the writing per se is much superior to the early volumes in the series. One more thing: once again Su Lin makes a brief parenthetical remark about how she is looking back over these events from the future, where she is an aged old woman. It provides just the right touch of melancholy to the story. It also makes me hope Ovidia Yu will eventually work her way in future novels so that we final meet up with that old Su Lin.
February 2, 2024
An interesting look at Singapore’s fate near the end of WW2. Will it remain Syanon, under the control of the Japanese? Will the West win the war & regain control of the island? Su Lin, our plucky heroine, stumbles upon a 3rd alternative: the Japanese intend to poison the island and its surrounding waterways with a poison gas bomb. But it’s not clear that they have all the components and instructions for the bomb. Of course, the bodies start dropping: first, Professor Kutsuki’s assistant Morio; then Su Lin’s erstwhile frenemy Mrs. Maki, not to mention the professor’s assistant in Japan, Suzuki. All died of broken necks. The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ratchet up the tension. Can Su Lin save the day and survive to see the end of the war?
Somehow Su Lin always manages to focus on the wrong suspect until it’s almost too late. Inexperience? Naïveté? Stubbornness? Not sure, but it’s starting to become a little unbelievable. Also, there is lots more talking & much less action, maybe because the war constrains movement. Sigh… I hope the end of the war leads to more action.
Somehow Su Lin always manages to focus on the wrong suspect until it’s almost too late. Inexperience? Naïveté? Stubbornness? Not sure, but it’s starting to become a little unbelievable. Also, there is lots more talking & much less action, maybe because the war constrains movement. Sigh… I hope the end of the war leads to more action.
September 16, 2024
Ovidia Yu’s “The Mushroom Tree Mystery” (2022) is set in Singapore during the Japanese occupation at the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. This book is the sixth in a series in which the narrator and protagonist is Chen Su Lin, a young Chinese woman who had been the secretarial assistant to Chief Inspector Thomas LeFroy, head of the British Detective and Intelligence unit prior to the Japanese occupation. At the home of her Japanese aunt, Su Lin is caring for a blind old Japanese professor who supposedly developed a weapon to wipe out the population of Singapore. An aide to the professor is found dead on the grounds, and Su Lin is suspected of involvement in the murder. Can she find the real murderer and stop the use of the weapon? While this book probably accurately plays life during the Japanese occupation and there is some interesting information on the end of the war, this is my least favorite book in what has been an excellent series. I recommend you skip this one. If you do want to read it, you should read the earlier books first to have a better understanding of many of the characters.
April 17, 2024
Set in the dangerous period of early August 1945. Su Lin is again living with her maternal cousins, Hideki Tagawa and Mrs. Maki. These two along with right-wing fanatic Yoshio Yoshimo are supervising the knowledge transfer from weapons inventor Professor Kutsuki. At this point, Germany has surrendered, Japan is losing strategic battles, and the Allies’ blockades continue to take their toll on everyone on the island. The bombing of Hiroshima puts the locals and especially the Changi POW’s at risk of horrific retribution. The murder of Kutsuki’s young aide and the theft of confidential papers are linked to weapons plans, and Su Lin wonders if she and her fellow Singaporeans can survive. This is one of the best historical fiction series being written. I look forward to the next book and hope for many more to come.
July 6, 2025
Germany has been defeated, but Japan continues to battle on. Su Lin is now working in the household of Hideki Tagawa's sister, Mrs. Maki, and helping care for the blind scientist Professor Kutsuki. When the professor's assistant is murdered, Su Lin can't help but investigate as the Japanese seem intent on pinning the murder on her.
This is the most exciting volume yet, with the tension building up as the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cause tensions to rise in the household. Su Lin fears that the Japanese will kill all the prisoners of war should the Americans arrive and is focused on keeping herself and her friends alive. This is the best book of the series yet - I give it 4.5 stars, rounded down.
This is the most exciting volume yet, with the tension building up as the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cause tensions to rise in the household. Su Lin fears that the Japanese will kill all the prisoners of war should the Americans arrive and is focused on keeping herself and her friends alive. This is the best book of the series yet - I give it 4.5 stars, rounded down.
December 30, 2025
This series seems uneven. This is again a book that’s got too much repetition. Another issue is that one of the characters who used to be helpful is now mean and spiteful, but there’s no discussion of why she changed, only a brief mention of the behavior change itself. And there’s an event that should have prompted a stronger response in Su Lin, despite her being emotionally dead from the war. She has always had three young household helpers but now there are only two with no mention of where the third has gone.
Overall, yes, I still love these books, and I love learning about Singapore. I’m really looking forward to the next books as Singapore recovers from the trauma of the Japanese Occupation and moves to independence from the British colonials.
Overall, yes, I still love these books, and I love learning about Singapore. I’m really looking forward to the next books as Singapore recovers from the trauma of the Japanese Occupation and moves to independence from the British colonials.
December 1, 2022
2022 bk 374. The 6th and I hope not the last of Su Lin's story. Yu has such a deft hand at writing complicated personalities and hiding clues in plain sight in the midst of a war. In this case, Su Lin learns a bit more of her mother's side of the family. When told that her cousins are shipping her to Japan she thoroughly explores what it means to be Singaporean. In the meantime, her kindnesses to a blind scientist and the boys under her wing bring both pain and pride, love and sorrow. Well written story.
May 22, 2023
Hmm, I clearly cannot walk past any Singaporean historical fiction.
I was too curious. Even with the disappointment of the last book, where the timeline stood in Su Lin's life was too intriguing to ignore.
I must say, there is lot to unpack in this book and I want to do more research on what is there available in ACM or NMS archives on this era. I did do a quick search to refresh myself on where LKY was at this time...
We have a very coloured history, and each such 'fictional' story tells me that we must be missing so many more retellings.
I was too curious. Even with the disappointment of the last book, where the timeline stood in Su Lin's life was too intriguing to ignore.
I must say, there is lot to unpack in this book and I want to do more research on what is there available in ACM or NMS archives on this era. I did do a quick search to refresh myself on where LKY was at this time...
We have a very coloured history, and each such 'fictional' story tells me that we must be missing so many more retellings.
August 29, 2025
I admit to skimming this one in my haste to catch up on the series and find out what happens to the cast of familiar characters. Ovidia Yu succeeds, I think, in capturing their skill, loyalty and struggle without either sugar coating or wallowing. She manages to explore, within a very empathetic context, the moral dilemmas of the time and place. While meeting some of the characteristics, it seems inappropriate to label this as “cosy” crime. The world into which the reader is drawn is far from cosy. It’s a time and place, however, that should not be forgotten,
July 3, 2022
Another riveting story of Su Lin Chen and her mystery solving exploits in Japan occupied Singapore. I loved this story and her life and interactions with the Japanese characters. I have to say I do miss having some of the older characters involved in the story rather than just hearing a bit about them, but they were not central to this novel. I hope for more adventures of Su Lin to see where life takes her in post-war Singapore.
July 4, 2022
I always find myself wondering, with a book like this, how much of the history is true? Because I find the history, and the story of Singapore, and the sense of its people and how they came to be, fascinating. One of the reasons to read - to give us compassion for other people around the world.
At any rate, the story was captivating as well, Yu builds intrigue into the mundane and the fantastic in this setting. I'll always root for the heroine in these books.
At any rate, the story was captivating as well, Yu builds intrigue into the mundane and the fantastic in this setting. I'll always root for the heroine in these books.
July 2, 2022
This series gets better with each installment. Mushroom Tree is the darkest of the series and also the most ambitious. Yu’s formidable talents as a storyteller and as an observer of the human condition come to the fore in this murder mystery set in a wartime Singapore during the Japanese occupation. Brava!
December 2, 2022
I love this series, the war in Europe has ended and bombing in Japan is bringing on the surrender. However, as any of the horror stories of wars end and the defeated lash out, it is terrifying never mind there are also murders to solve. A dark tale, but a great read.
I sure home there are more books, we need to know what else happens to all the other main characters.
I sure home there are more books, we need to know what else happens to all the other main characters.
August 9, 2023
One of my favorite historical mystery series.
In this one the end of World War 2 is rapidly approaching and there are those among the occupying forces in Singapore who are not ready to face defeat.
Due to the time period in which it takes place there is a bit more graphic violence in this than in some of the others in the series.
In this one the end of World War 2 is rapidly approaching and there are those among the occupying forces in Singapore who are not ready to face defeat.
Due to the time period in which it takes place there is a bit more graphic violence in this than in some of the others in the series.
August 13, 2023
I picked this up off the library shelf without realizing it was #6 in a series. It mostly worked as a stand-alone book although there were some references to characters that never featured here. Overall enjoyed it, thought it started a little slow and too nice for a murder mystery but the climax hit and I couldn’t put it down until I finished it!
September 28, 2023
I'm glad I checked the publication dates on the books in the series, because the Cannon Ball Tree and Mushroom Tree are better read before the Yellow Rambutan Tree, even though they are numbered differently in the series. They are best enjoyed by publication date.
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (2017)
The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (2018)
The Paper Bark Tree Mystery (2019)
The Mimosa Tree Mystery (2020)
The Cannonball Tree Mystery (2021)
The Mushroom Tree Mystery (2022)
The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery (2023)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (2017)
The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (2018)
The Paper Bark Tree Mystery (2019)
The Mimosa Tree Mystery (2020)
The Cannonball Tree Mystery (2021)
The Mushroom Tree Mystery (2022)
The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery (2023)
April 27, 2024
Wonderful story
Ms. Yu has brought to life the ending of Japan's occupation of Singapore along with all the horrors that might have happened if the authorities had honored the wishes of the fanatical faction of the Japanese military. Su Lin is fabulous narrating her story and introducing us to the people who pass through her life.
Utterly fascinating story.
Ms. Yu has brought to life the ending of Japan's occupation of Singapore along with all the horrors that might have happened if the authorities had honored the wishes of the fanatical faction of the Japanese military. Su Lin is fabulous narrating her story and introducing us to the people who pass through her life.
Utterly fascinating story.
July 29, 2024
I'm enjoying this series so much! I feel like this one captured more of the horrors of living in Japanese occupied Singapore, and how the Japanese sense of honor was such a strong force to be considered in WW2. Provides another perspective to the era (even though I feel like WW2 novels are in overabundance, this is way different than single European woman finds stranded soldier, LOL)
September 9, 2025
The closing days of World War II, as Japan is losing the war and losing its grip on Singapore. I enjoy (if enjoy is the right word, when people are dying and being mistreated) how this series set the groundwork for the characters and their relationships in the 1930s books and then turned it all on its head in the WWII books. I'd like to see where it goes from here post-war.
October 8, 2025
Singapore near the end of WW2 is fraught with danger.
Su Lin is hearing everyone in Moss house talking about a "huge" bomb that has hit Hiroshima. Is it true? Is the war almost over? Will the Japanese occupiers wipe out everyone is Singapore in revenge?
Who has killed Professor Kutsuki's young aide?
Su Lin is hearing everyone in Moss house talking about a "huge" bomb that has hit Hiroshima. Is it true? Is the war almost over? Will the Japanese occupiers wipe out everyone is Singapore in revenge?
Who has killed Professor Kutsuki's young aide?
July 25, 2022
great as usual
Things are becoming more dangerous as the end of the war nears. The characters are great. The books always make me hungry. Can’t wait for the next one. I hope LeFrois is in it.
Things are becoming more dangerous as the end of the war nears. The characters are great. The books always make me hungry. Can’t wait for the next one. I hope LeFrois is in it.
August 21, 2022
I enjoy this series for its historical detail (Singapore during the last days of WWII). In this story, however, the plot dragged and I found myself skimming the story - not something I have done with the author’s previous works.
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