Tiger in the Blood by Virginia Russell

A young woman is given an ancient wooden box by her Chinese father, Frank … and a lost soul vows to return from the grave to wreak revenge on those who lied to convict him.

The puzzling contents of the old Chinese box, tell of a forgotten murder, a true crime in nineteenth century outback Australia. Eirene is dismayed to find out that her distant uncle was the one tried for the murder and executed by hanging from the gallows of Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road Gaol. Haunted by the hungry ghost of her murderous ancestor, Eirene endeavors to find the truth behind the crime, and to set his soul free. Who killed the baker and why?

Issues of race, identity and belonging reverberate in a mystery that begins in the old treaty port of Amoy in China and ends on the banks of the Brisbane River.

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