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I've been waiting for Ovidia Yu's latest title in her SuLin series, set in Occupied Singapore, to go on sale, and now it has. The Mimosa Tree Mystery has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US, which is a nice price for a recently published book. Although certainly not hard-boiled or noir, this series is less cozy than Yu's earlier Aunty Lee series. I've liked both series a lot. And now, having snagged the new one, I'm looking forward to some good reading sometime soon!

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WS8M9N4
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07WS8M9N4
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?qu...a+Tree+Mystery

Spoiler:

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, clutching a branch of mimosa, the suspects include local acquaintances, Japanese officials -- and his own daughters.

Su Lin's Uncle Chen is among those rounded up by the Japanese as reprisal. Hideki Tagawa, a former spy expelled by police officer Le Froy and 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.

Su Lin soon discovers Hideki has an ulterior motive. Friends, enemies and even the victim are not what they seem. There is more at stake here than one man's life. Su Lin must find out who killed Mirza and why, before Le Froy and other former colleagues detained or working with the resistance suffer the consequences of Mirza's last secret.

Also, just as an aside, if you like historical mysteries set in Singapore, I've quite enjoyed two recent books by AM Stuart: Singapore Sapphire, and Revenge in Rubies, both set a bit earlier in time, in early 20th century Singapore. And, Singapore Sapphire has been on sale in both the US and the UK for a little while and still is as of now - info and links in this previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4008640