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"When ghostly sounds fill the air at one of Singapore's most-loved historical attractions, Sherlock Sam finds himself in the middle of an intriguing mystery. Ghosts do not exist, or do they? Will this puzzle prove too difficult for Sherlock Sam and his loyal sidekick robot, Watson, to solve?"--Provided by publisher.

"Sherlock Sam and Watson are enjoying a weeklong visit at a Singapore international school when a student there begins receiving suspicious letters"--Back cover.

Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.

"Meet Sherlock Sam, Singapore's greatest kid detective. With his trusty robot, Watson, Sherlock Sam will stop at nothing to solve the case, no matter how big or small! When Auntie Kim Lian's precious Peranakan cookbook disappears, Sherlock Sam cannot eat her delicious ayam buah keluak anymore! Will Sherlock Sam be able to use his super detective powers to find this lost treasure?"--Back cover.

New Yorker Rachel Chu is amazed when she goes to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick, and learns his family owns a palace and Nick is more used to private planes than cars. As one of the most eligible bachelors in Asia, Nick is in high demand, and his mother doesn't think Rachel is quite worthy of him.

On the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding--when she will marry a man willing to give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia for her--a chance accident reveals who her birth father really is. She has one evening to find him, thrust into the dizzying world of Shanghai and all the splendor of the elite rich of the city, so he can attend her wedding the next day.

Detective Inspector Chen is getting used to visiting Heaven. It is a peaceful place, but the eerie calm and ever-present scent of peaches make him yearn for the chaos of Singapore Three. He has come to visit Mhara, the Emperor of Heaven, who ascended to the celestial throne after his father went mad and launched an ill-advised invasion of Hell. Order has been restored to the cosmos, and Mhara is characteristically serene, but trouble is lurking for this handsome young god. Someone is trying to kill the Emperor of Heaven, and Chen does not have his demonic partner, Zhu Irzh, to fall back on. Zhu Irzh has vanished, Chen?s wife is in danger, and a psychotic Bollywood star is on the warpath. It?s another day in the office for the occult detective?a day that, if he doesn?t restore order quickly, could be the universe?s last.

Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he looks back on his career over five decades, we see his stories unfold before us in a dazzling array of art styles and forms, their development mirroring the evolution in the political and social landscape of his homeland and of the comic book medium itself.

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, government, people, and culture of the island republic that has been independent since 1965 and is located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.