by
Wong Souk Yee
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2016
Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
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...