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Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books CategoryShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018
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Death of a Perm Sec is a mystery about the demise of the permanent-secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. Set in 1980's Singapore, the novel examines the civil servant’s death, which first appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alcohol, morphine and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector who might not be what he seems, the family discovers there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, that reach to the very top of government.
The novel exposes the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.
Author: Wong Souk Yee
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: Epigram Books
Publication Date: 2019
Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!
Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books CategoryShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018
Look inside the book | Get the E-book | Listen to the audiobook
Death of a Perm Sec is a mystery about the demise of the permanent-secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. Set in 1980's Singapore, the novel examines the civil servant’s death, which first appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alcohol, morphine and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector who might not be what he seems, the family discovers there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, that reach to the very top of government.
The novel exposes the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.
Author: Wong Souk Yee
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: Epigram Books
Publication Date: 2019