Jun 13, 2023 | A Day In My Life
‘Hello! No need to come out! We are leaving some rambutans outside for you! Yellow ones!’ It’s a typical start to a June day at the height of the rambutan season in Singapore. At Chen Mansion we have several rambutan trees, but everyone is sure their own trees produce...
Feb 4, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I write murder mysteries because I love reading them. Murder is the big taboo across all cultures. And cozy or traditional mysteries because I’m not good at writing about sex and gore. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your...
Jul 19, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Hello from Syonan (Japan Occupied Singapore). It’s August 1945. My name is Chen Su Lin and I’m twenty-four years old, born in the year of the metal monkey. Some say the war is over in the West, Germany has surrendered. Here we are isolated without radios and Japan...
Sep 12, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My name is Chen Su Lin and this is a typical day in 1943 Syonan (formerly British Singapore) part of the Greater Japanese Empire. We rise early, while it is still dark, because our island is now run on Japan time. We’re encouraged to do outdoor morning exercises in...
Aug 21, 2019 | A Day In My Life
My name is Chen Su Lin. ’Chen’, my family name, happens to be the name of the family that runs the local blackmarket in Singapore, but I’m very much on the side of law and order. I’ve even got a job with Singapore’s newly set up Detective Unit, under Chief Inspector...
