Place: Singapore. When: the year 1891. Can you keep a secret? Sherlock Hong is fifteen years old, working hard on his studies and trying to stay out of trouble. But one day he hears about a plot to kidnap a girl with a very special talent. Bound by his loyalty to the International Order of Young Seekers, Sherlock leaves home and travels into the enchanted forests of Malacca to discover the truth about an astonishing Peranakan legend involving Princess Hang Li Poh and her magical Book of Secrets! This is Book 2 of the Sherlock Hong series. (Less)