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![]() | Bamboo and Blood (2008) (The third book in the Inspector O series) A novel by James Church |
The critically acclaimed A Corpse in the Koryo brought readers into the enigmatic workings of North Korean intelligence with the introduction of a new kind of detective---the mysterious Inspector O. In the follow-up, Hidden Moon, O threaded his way through the minefield of North Korean ministries into a larger conspiracy he was never supposed to touch.
Now the inspector returns . . .
In the winter of 1997, trying to stay alive during a famine that has devastated much of North Korea, Inspector O is ordered to play host to an Israeli agent who appears in Pyongyang. When the wife of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan dies under suspicious circumstances, O is told to investigate, with a curious proviso: Don't look too closely at the details, and stay away from the question of missiles. O knows he can't avoid finding out what he is supposed to ignore on a trail that leads him from the dark, chilly rooms of Pyongyang to an abandoned secret facility deep in the countryside, guarded by a lonely general; and from the streets of New York to a bench beneath a horse chestnut tree on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the Inspector discovers he is up to his ears in missiles---and worse. Stalked by the past and wary of the future, O is convinced there is no one he can trust, and no one he can't suspect. Swiss intelligence wants him out of the country; someone else wants him dead.
Once again, James Church's sparse, lyrical prose guides readers through an unfamiliar landscape of whispered words and shadows, a world wrapped in a level of mystery and complexity that few outsiders have experienced. With Inspector O, noir has a new home in North Korea, and James Church holds the keys.
Genre: Mystery
Now the inspector returns . . .
In the winter of 1997, trying to stay alive during a famine that has devastated much of North Korea, Inspector O is ordered to play host to an Israeli agent who appears in Pyongyang. When the wife of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan dies under suspicious circumstances, O is told to investigate, with a curious proviso: Don't look too closely at the details, and stay away from the question of missiles. O knows he can't avoid finding out what he is supposed to ignore on a trail that leads him from the dark, chilly rooms of Pyongyang to an abandoned secret facility deep in the countryside, guarded by a lonely general; and from the streets of New York to a bench beneath a horse chestnut tree on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the Inspector discovers he is up to his ears in missiles---and worse. Stalked by the past and wary of the future, O is convinced there is no one he can trust, and no one he can't suspect. Swiss intelligence wants him out of the country; someone else wants him dead.
Once again, James Church's sparse, lyrical prose guides readers through an unfamiliar landscape of whispered words and shadows, a world wrapped in a level of mystery and complexity that few outsiders have experienced. With Inspector O, noir has a new home in North Korea, and James Church holds the keys.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
April 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Bamboo and Blood (Thorndike Reviewers' Choice) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4104-1366-7 / 978-1-4104-1366-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Bamboo and Blood: An Inspector O Novel (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Bamboo and Blood: An Inspector O Novel (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 0-312-37291-4 / 978-0-312-37291-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Bamboo and Blood Author(s): James Church ISBN: 0-312-60129-8 / 978-0-312-60129-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Bamboo and Blood Author(s): James Church Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, New York Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2011 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Bamboo and Blood (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9428-X / 978-1-4417-9428-4 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Bamboo and Blood (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9429-8 / 978-1-4417-9429-1 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2011 : MP3 CD
| Title: Bamboo and Blood (Inspector O Novels, Book 3) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9431-X / 978-1-4417-9431-4 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
October 2011 : Unknown
| Title: Bamboo and Blood (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9434-4 / 978-1-4417-9434-5 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon More details... |
February 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Bamboo and Blood: An Inspector O Novel (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2008 : Unknown
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