A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312352085 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Inspector O is a particularly wonderful creation, a true mensch attempting to hold on to his humanity in a world where humanism is under constant attack. This is a chilling portrayal that, in the end, leaves us wondering if what at first seemed unknowable may simply be too familiar for comfort. Critical Acclaim for The Corpse in the Koryo “This is a fine, intelligent, and exciting story that takes us into the netherworld of contemporary North Korean communism. This is an expert take on a complex, brutal, and mystifying society. 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. A corpse in Pyongyang’s main hotel---the Koryo---pulls Inspector O into a confrontation of bad cho
"Wonderful thriller" according to Olen Steinhauer. I read A Corpse in the Koryo a year ago in manuscript form, sent to me my Mr Church's editor. I loved it.Inspector O is an endearing character, with a mix of necessary pragmatism and romanticism, as well as authentic complexity.It's not just the milieu (North Korea) that appeals--though that certainly does, taking the reader to a place few know at a. "It's not that we don't like foreignersIt's ourselves we don't like. In our minds, we are small, quivering, cowering dogs." Mary Whipple Author "James Church," a former western intelligence officer with "decades of experience" in Asia, including, presumably, North Korea, provides a stunning and profoundly interesting portrait of "real life" in this secretive and sometimes paranoid country. Inspector O, the main character in Church's novel, works for the North Korean Ministry of Peopl. Great Story, Veiled Hero Great view into North Korean culture and politics. A very good mystery story. The downside is the hero, while clever and competent, is so veiled that the reader doesn't really know who he is. A worthy mystery book for reading about a Korea and its people and their lives Americans know next to nothing about.
(Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Despite the exotic setting, Hammett and Chandler would have had no problem appreciating this hard-boiled narrative. . When Inspector O, a state security officer, is called on the carpet for botching a sensitive surveillance assignment, O soon realizes that competing forces in the military and intelligence hierarchies set him up to fail and that his personal and professional well-being depend on his walking a tightrope. The detective's pragmatic if unwavering commitment to the ideals of pursuing justice in the face of serious obstacles makes him a heroic figure who's well suited to carry future entries in what one hopes will be a long-lived series. All rig