Publisher's Synopsis
Singapore/Malaya, 1892: Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth travels to Malacca to meet a mysterious woman who claims his mother is alive, only to find a British resident has been brutally murdered and a Singapore police expedition has vanished in the jungle. Children are being snatched from villages, sinister commercial syndicates are fighting over virgin resources and a seductive vampiric pontianak is on the loose. Bringing justice to the powerful perpetrators while saving his own skin and uncovering the secrets of his dark past pushes the detective past the brink, in this thrilling sequel to 'Singapore Black'.
