
In Zen Cho’s Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy novel, Black Water Sister, Jessamyn Teoh begins hearing a voice in her head that she soon learns is the ghost of her estranged grandmother. Ah Ma was a spirit medium who is determined to settle a score against a business magnate who has offended the deity called the Black Water Sister. To do so, Ah Ma has decided Jess will help her whether she wants to or not, and Jess is drawn into a world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets.