A Corpse in the Koryo Contributor(s): Church, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312374313 ISBN-13: 9780312374310 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Church weaves a story with beautifully spare prose and layered descriptions of a country and a people he knows well after decades as an intelligence officer. This chilling portrayal leaves readers wondering if what at first seems unknowable may simply be too familiar for comfort. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Inspector O Novels |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.54" W x 8.3" (0.57 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: On the surface, A Corpse in the Koryo is a crackling good mystery novel, filled with unusual characters involved in a complex plot that keeps you guessing to the end. Simple orders for Inspector O, until he realizes they have led him far, far off his department's turf and into a maelstrom of betrayal and death. North Korea's leaders are desperate to hunt down and eliminate anyone who knows too much about a series of decade's-old kidnappings and murders---and Inspector O discovers too late he has been sent into the chaos. This is a world where nothing works as it should, where the crimes of the past haunt the present, and where even the shadows are real. Author James Church weaves a story with beautifully spare prose and layered descriptions of a country and a people he knows by heart after decades as an intelligence officer. . . . an outstanding crime novel. . . . a not-to-be-missed reading experience. ---Library Journal (starred) Inspector O is completely believable and sympathetic . . . The writing is superb, too . . . richly layered and visually evocative. ---Booklist (starred) . . . an impressive debut that calls to mind such mystery thrillers as Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park. . . . ---Publishers Weekly (starred) |
Contributor Bio(s): Church, James: - JAMES CHURCH (pseudonym) is a former Western intelligence officer with decades of experience in Asia. He has wandered through Korea for years. No matter what hat he wore, Church says, he ran across Inspector O many times. |