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The mystery of "a yellow sleuth" : detective sergeant Nor Nalla, Federated Malay States police / Ronald Allan ; with a foreword by Paul Kratoska and an introduction by Philip Holden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allan, Ronald, 1886-1945, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Malaysia--Malaya--History--20th century.
- Crime.
- Criminals--Malaysia--Malaya--History--20th century.
- Criminals.
- Detectives--Malaysia--Malaya--Biography.
- Detectives.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Ridge Books, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- In 1931 a book full of thrilling adventures set mostly in Malaya appeared in London under the title A Yellow Sleuth: Being the Autobiography of "Nor Nalla" (Detective-Sergeant Federated Malay States Police).Reviewers concluded that the stories were just barely plausible, but agreed that the author knew Malaya intimately.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Foreword to the New Edition
- Introduction to the New Edition
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- First published in London in 1931 by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 981-325-026-7
- OCLC:
- 1132226974
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