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PRAISE FOR NURY VITTACHI

AND THE FENG SHUI DETECTIVE BOOKS

‘A very funny book. Dangerously so at times.’

That’s Beijing

‘Wacky and hilarious whodunit—you just have to dig

in and hold on for the wild ride.’

Asian Review of Books

‘An international bestseller whose unlikely sleuths

appear to be heading for cult status.’

Herald Sun , Melbourne

‘Totally engrossing and very, very funny.’

Radio 3AK , Melbourne

‘If Hollywood wakes up...’

The Australian

‘Endearingly wacky.’

The Times , London

‘Should bear a large red label warning against its being read

while consuming beverages, lest unwary readers wind up

spitting tea through their nose as I did.’

That’s Beijing

‘Irresistible mix of classic whodunit and

Asian philosophy…outlandish humour,

self-deprecating oriental charm, and a biting subtext.’

The Age , Melbourne

‘The man who made Lee Kuan Yew laugh.’

The New Paper , Singapore

‘To many, he is Asia’s funniest, most pungent

columnist and author. To others, he is a subversive

threat who must be watched like a hawk.’

Herald Sun , Melbourne

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Author’s note

The feng shui lore and vaastu shastra principles in this book

are all genuine. The text is interspersed with extracts from

‘Some Gleanings of Oriental Wisdom’, written by CF Wong

and edited by Joyce McQuinnie. The Queen of England

really exists but she doesn’t have a sister named Marjorie.

This book is dedicated to everyone who works to improve

East–West relationships through good-humoured laughter.

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E

MR WONG

G O ES

W E ST

Nury Vittachi

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First published in 2008

Copyright © Nury Vittachi 2008

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or

transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,

including photocopying, recording or by any information storage

and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from

the publisher. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows

a maximum of one chapter or 10% of this book, whichever is the

greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its

educational purposes provided that the educational institution

(or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act.

Allen & Unwin

83 Alexander Street

Crows Nest NSW 2065

Australia

Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100

Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218

Email: info@allenandunwin.com

Web: www.allenandunwin.com

National Library of Australia

Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:

Vittachi, Nury, 1958–.

Mr Wong goes west: a feng shui detective novel.

ISBN 9781741753851 (pbk.).

I. Title.

823.92

Edited by Joanne Holliman

Text designed by Design by Committee

Typeset by Blue Rinse Setting

Printed in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group

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Tuesday

In the days of the Yellow Emperor, there was a Minister of

Laws who believed that there was nothing perfect in this

world, until the day he had a daughter. She was beautiful

and intelligent and affectionate. There was not one hair on

her head that he would change.

‘For my perfect daughter, I need a perfect man,’ he told

the people. So he passed a new law: only a man who could

draw a perfect circle could marry his daughter.

Many men tried. And every man failed.

Then came the day when there was only one man

left who had not yet tried. He was in the dungeon, being

punished for failing to show respect to the many laws of the

country.

The man in the prison said: ‘If you let me out, I will

draw six perfect circles.’

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