Book review: Back to early-noughties Singapore in mystery debut The Death Of Sally Song

The Death Of Sally Song is the debut mystery of Julianne Cheah. PHOTOS: JULIANNE CHEAH & MONSOON BOOKS
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By Julianne Cheah
Mystery/Monsoon Books/Paperback/288 pages/$19.80 with GST/Books Kinokuniya
3 stars

Tang Siew Mei is an avid reader and mystery lover. When a local schoolgirl dies hours after a brief encounter in a club bathroom in early-noughties Singapore, Mei takes inspiration from English writer Agatha Christie and plays amateur detective to find the killer.

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