{"product_id":"a-corpse-in-the-koryo-9780312374310","title":"A Corpse in the Koryo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"On the surface, \u003ci\u003eA Corpse in the Koryo\u003c\/i\u003e is a crackling good mystery novel, filled with unusual characters involved in a complex plot that keeps you guessing to the end.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Glenn Kessler, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2006\u003cbr\u003eOne of Booklist's Best Genre Fiction of 2006\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Chicago Tribune's best mystery\/thrillers of 2006 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . an outstanding crime novel. . . . a not-to-be-missed reading experience. \" \u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Inspector O is completely believable and sympathetic . . . The writing is superb, too . . . richly layered and visually evocative.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . an impressive debut that calls to mind such mystery thrillers as Martin Cruz Smith's \u003ci\u003eGorky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePark\u003c\/i\u003e. . . .\" \u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Church (pseudonym) is a former Western intelligence officer with decades of experience in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503217840402,"sku":"9780312374310","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abb2e8ce-c17d-437c-b819-3a19285434ce.jpg?v=1730785406","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-corpse-in-the-koryo-9780312374310","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}