{"product_id":"a-corpse-in-the-koryo-james-church-9780312374310","title":"A Corpse in the Koryo","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 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\u003eInspector 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312374313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312374310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.54w x 0.77d","brand":"James Church","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992933728511,"sku":"9780312374310","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c07358ac-6007-44dc-a404-f1c70d46dcf9.jpg?v=1683321612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-corpse-in-the-koryo-james-church-9780312374310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}