{"product_id":"death-of-a-perm-sec","title":"Death of a Perm Sec","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books\nCategory\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath of a Perm Sec\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery about the\ndemise of the permanent-secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck,\naccused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. Set in\n1980's Singapore, the novel examines the civil servant’s death, which\nfirst appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alcohol, morphine and Valium. But\nupon investigation by a CID inspector who might not be what he seems, the\nfamily discovers there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death,\nthat reach to the very top of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe novel exposes the dark heart of power\npolitics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the\nsocio-political landscape of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWong Souk Yee\u003c\/b\u003e, 57, is a playwright and former\npolitical detainee, who contested the 2015 General Election as a member of the\nSingapore Democratic Party. An adjunct lecturer at the National University of\nSingapore, she co-founded the now-defunct theatre group Third Stage. In 1987,\nshe was detained for allegedly taking part in a Marxist conspiracy against the\ngovernment. She co-directed and co-wrote the play Square Moon, staged in 2013,\nabout detention without trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWong holds a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the\nUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney; a Master of Arts (Honours) in Creative\nWriting from the University of Western Sydney; and a Bachelor of Accountancy\nfrom the then University of Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907697799375,"sku":"9789814901406","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_55b9f03d-9e4a-4a31-9ff9-38f6d865e0eb.webp?v=1773302685","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/death-of-a-perm-sec","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}