Lee Kim Swee, a Peranakan Chinese of Merlimau, Malacca, who witnesses the horrible murder of his innocent cousin, Lok, at the hands of the kempeitai during World War 2. It’s something he can never shake off. Feeling sorry for Karno, whose cousin was also executed by the kempeitai, Ah Kim offers him a job and a refuge. One day, he finds Karno sick and delirious, vomiting chicken feathers. Who has Ah Kim been harbouring all this time?
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- A Request For Betrayal (Paperback: Part Four & Five, Amazon UK, £9.99; Amazon SG, from $20; Waterstones, £9.99; Barnes & Noble, $9.99, and at major bookstores globally)
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- The series: The Constant Companion Tales (E-book, Amazon Kindle)
- Part One: The Red-Haired Gurkhas (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Two: The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Three: The Night of the Flying Blades (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Four: The Brotherhood of the Tiger-Men (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Five: A Truce Made In Blood (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Six: The Devil from the Deep (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
- Part Seven: Scissors in the Fold (E-book, Amazon Kindle, £2.99)
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