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This is a trilogy of 3 loosely linked novellas based on actual events in Singapore. In the first, Spirit of the Tiger, a man uses reason to counsel his gullible community away from witchcraft and the belief that there is a vampire in their village. He has little success especially when he has to contend with his own fears and doubts. The second novella, Rising Son, begins at the outset of the Second World War. An idealistic master and his pragmatic protege form a resistance group to fight the Japanese. As they set about to recruit more members, they suspect that there might be a traitor in...

"WKS is a well written thriller that builds up gripping suspense, yet reveals enough to keep us deeply engaged and anxious to know what is going to happen next. Set in the early sixties, the novel reflects some of the fundamental but hidden issues besetting Singapore. Not yet fully independent, not yet a nation, it was a period when the island was caught between a British colonial world not quite withdrawn, and a national one not quite born, when the Communists remained a serious urban threat and gangsters had considerable influence. The main plot turns around a planned assasination and is...