The Feng Shui Detective (Feng Shui Detective, 1) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Nury Vittachi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934609536 ISBN 13: 9781934609538

Publisher: Felony & Mayhem, 2010

Synopsis

Feng Shui master C.F. Wong is no fan of the 21st century. It is far too rushed and noisy, a terrible environment for the kind of peaceful contemplation that his work requires. His clients seem to view him as some sort of general problem-solver, as able to find a missing child as he is to correct the pernicious influences that are bringing bad luck to a business. But there is worse. One of Mr. Wong's clients, a client who cannot be offended, has given Mr. Wong a gift. It comes complete with a never-silent cell-phone, an unfortunate wardrobe, and a grating Australian accent. Mr. Wong has an intern.

About this title

About the Author:

Nury Vittachi is one of the bestselling English-language authors in Asia. Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), he lives in Hong Kong, where he is a popular newspaper columnist. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including four in the “Feng Shui Detective” series.

From Publishers Weekly:

A bestselling English-language author based in Hong Kong, Vittachi stands to become a lot better known in the U.S. with this soft-boiled mystery peopled by quirky, engaging characters, the first in a new crime series. Set in Singapore and featuring C.F. Wong, a "geomancer" or feng shui master, this lighthearted novel blends, blurs and contrasts the three main ethnic groups of the Asian city-state-Chinese, Malays and Indians. Along with his cohorts, Madame Xu and Dilip Kenneth Sinha (both psychics), the gifted, if often reluctant, detective gets drawn into a plot to save a young girl who has an extraordinarily bleak future, psychically speaking. Wong is dragged to Australia to solve the case by his intern, Joyce McQuinnie, a British-Australian teenager forced on him by a valued client. McQuinnie makes a great foil for his crankiness and obsession with order. The author, unfortunately, sometimes vies for the big laugh with groan-worthy broad humor, usually revolving around someone's accent or lack of understanding of English. Overall, however, his love for Singapore and its distinctive internationalism shines through. Vittachi's unique worldview infuses his writing with vitality and gives his characters a charming believability. American readers should enjoy the virtual vacation this book provides.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Felony & Mayhem
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934609536
• ISBN 13: 9781934609538
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320