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Death of a Perm Sec

Wong Souk Yee
3.39/5 (309 ratings)
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Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction
Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

In 1980s Singapore, a top civil servant is found dead. It appears to be suicide, by a cocktail of morphine, alcohol and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector, who might not be what he seems, the family discover there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, reaching the uppermost echelons of government. Death of a Perm Sec exposes the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
284 pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
Epigram Books
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
9814757349
ISBN13:
9789814757348
kindle Asin:
B01MG5QVXK

Death of a Perm Sec

Wong Souk Yee
3.39/5 (309 ratings)
Read Download
Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction
Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

In 1980s Singapore, a top civil servant is found dead. It appears to be suicide, by a cocktail of morphine, alcohol and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector, who might not be what he seems, the family discover there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, reaching the uppermost echelons of government. Death of a Perm Sec exposes the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
284 pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
Epigram Books
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
9814757349
ISBN13:
9789814757348
kindle Asin:
B01MG5QVXK

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