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Death of a Perm Sec by Wong Souk Yee

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Death of a Perm Sec

Author
Wong Souk Yee
Narrator
Benjamin Chow
Publisher
Storyside
Publish Date
7 April 2021
Run Time
8 hours 33 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Political / legal thriller
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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.© 2016 Wong Souk Yee. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2021.

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Author
Wong Souk Yee
Narrator
Benjamin Chow
Duration
8 hours 33 minutes
Release Date
7 April 2021
ISBN
9789178897346
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Storyside
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Political / legal thriller

Synopsis

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.© 2016 Wong Souk Yee. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2021.

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