The Devil And Deep Blue Sea

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After the British surrender, life has to go on for the inhabitants of Japanese-occupied Singapore. Dennis Chiang finds himself in the Kempeitai dragnet during the Sook Ching operation but is unexpectedly freed by one Captain Takedawhom he thought an innocuous barber but turns out to have been a high-ranking Japanese intelligence officerand taken under Akihiko's wing as a writer for a propaganda magazine. Meanwhile, ghosts from his past reappear. Communist agitator Siew Chin seeks sanctuary with the Chairman of the Malayan Communist Party, while his previous solicitor boss, Clarence d'Almeida poses as a Malay driver and takes a job with Akihiko. Dennis finds himself teetering on the edge of a samurai sword between the devil and the deep blue sea. All while trying to find Daphne, his missing lady-love. Things come to a head when the Japanese surrender. Dennis finds himself accused of collaboration and is targeted by the Communists. Must he throw in his lot unequivocally with the Japanese to survive? Part of The Advocate's Devil series, this exciting installment fills the gap between The Devil to Pay and The Devil's Circle.

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When famed opera singer Tony meets an alluring dancer at a costume gala, he hatches a scheme to eliminate his wife Maria and pursue a new life with his paramour. However, Maria seems one step ahead, hinting at her own devious plan. As the stage is set for a perilous seaside rendezvous, neither player knows if they are predator or prey in this dangerous game of cat and mouse. Will the devilishly clever Maria gain the upper hand, or will Tony's ambition and arrogance prove unstoppable? A suspenseful tale unfolds, revealing dark secrets and lethal stakes beneath the tranquil French Riviera.