{"product_id":"the-law-of-lines-9781648211348","title":"The Law of Lines","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a \"Simmering\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \"Compelling\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) thriller--\"A mystery masterpiece . . . Hye-young Pyun at her best\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Bao\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e), named a \"Best International Crime Novel of 2020\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrimeReads) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand selected as one of \"Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLitHub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Law of Lines \u003c\/i\u003efollows the parallel stories of two young women whose lives are upended by sudden loss. When Se-oh, a recluse still living with her father, returns from an errand to find their house in flames, wrecked by a gas explosion, she is forced back into the world she had tried to escape. The detective investigating the incident tells her that her father caused the explosion to kill himself because of overwhelming debt she knew nothing about, but Se-oh suspects foul play by an aggressive debt collector and sets out on her own investigation, seeking vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKi-jeong, a beleaguered high school teacher, receives a phone call from the police saying that the body of her younger half-sister has just been found. Her sister was a college student she had grown distant from. Though her death, by drowning, is considered a suicide by the police, that doesn't satisfy Ki-jeong, and she goes to her sister's university to find out what happened. Her sister's cell phone reveals a thicket of lies and links to a company that lures students into a virtual pyramid scheme, preying on them and their relationships. One of the contacts in the call log is Se-oh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Hye-young Pyun's Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Law of Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is an immersive thriller that explores the edges of criminality in ordinary lives, the unseen forces that shape us, and grief and debt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHye-young Pyun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1972 in Seoul and earned her undergraduate degree in creative writing and graduate degree in Korean literature from Hanyang University. Her published works include the short story collections \u003ci\u003eAoi Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Kennels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Courtship\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNight Passes\u003c\/i\u003e; and the novels \u003ci\u003eCity of Ash and Red\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThey Went to the Western Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Law of Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, the Yi Hyo-Seok Literature Prize, the Today's Young Writer Award, the Dong-in Literary Award, the Yi Sang Literary Award, and the Contemporary Literature (Hyundai Munhak) Award. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHole\u003c\/i\u003e was the 2017 winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, and \u003ci\u003eCity of Ash and Red \u003c\/i\u003ewas an NPR Great Read. In 2019, she was awarded the Kim Yujeong Literary Award for her short story \"Hotel Window.\" Her short stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently teaches creative writing at Myongji University and lives in Seoul, Korea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSora Kim-Russell\u003c\/b\u003e's translations include, besides \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity of Ash and Red\u003c\/i\u003e by Hye-young Pyun, Un-su Kim's \u003ci\u003eThe Plotters;\u003c\/i\u003e Hwang Sok-yong's \u003ci\u003eAt Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize; and Suah Bae's \u003ci\u003eNowhere to be Found\u003c\/i\u003e. Her full list of publications can be found at sorakimrussell.com. She lives in Seoul, Korea.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635446579474,"sku":"9781648211348","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80820acc-4199-4f19-b715-532f86342049.jpg?v=1759236434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-law-of-lines-9781648211348","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}