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![]() | A Corpse in the Koryo (2006) (The first book in the Inspector O series) A novel by James Church |
"On the surface, A Corpse in the Koryo is a crackling good mystery novel, filled with unusual characters involved in a complex plot that keeps you guessing to the end."
---Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post
One of Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2006
One of Booklist's Best Genre Fiction of 2006
One of the Chicago Tribune's best mystery/thrillers of 2006
Sit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south.
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.
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. “. . . an outstanding crime novel. . . . a not-to-be-missed reading experience. ”
---Library Journal (starred)
“Inspector O is completely believable and sympathetic . . . The writing is superb, too . . . richly layered and visually evocative.”
---Booklist (starred)
“. . . an impressive debut that calls to mind such mystery thrillers as Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park. . . .”
---Publishers Weekly (starred)
Genre: Mystery
---Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post
One of Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2006
One of Booklist's Best Genre Fiction of 2006
One of the Chicago Tribune's best mystery/thrillers of 2006
Sit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south.
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.
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. “. . . an outstanding crime novel. . . . a not-to-be-missed reading experience. ”
---Library Journal (starred)
“Inspector O is completely believable and sympathetic . . . The writing is superb, too . . . richly layered and visually evocative.”
---Booklist (starred)
“. . . an impressive debut that calls to mind such mystery thrillers as Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park. . . .”
---Publishers Weekly (starred)
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2007 : Hardback
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Thorndike Reviewers' Choice) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 0-7862-9213-X / 978-0-7862-9213-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2006 : Hardback
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo Author(s): James Church ISBN: 0-312-35208-5 / 978-0-312-35208-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2006 : Hardback
| Title: A Corpse In The Koryo. A Mystery Author(s): James Church Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. New York. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2007 : Paperback
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 2007 : Paperback
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 0-312-37431-3 / 978-0-312-37431-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2011 : MP3 CD
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels, Book 1) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9032-2 / 978-1-4417-9032-3 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9030-6 / 978-1-4417-9030-9 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2011 : Audio Cassette
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels, Book 1) (Library Edition) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9029-2 / 978-1-4417-9029-3 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
August 2011 : Unknown
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo: The Inspector O Novels, Book 1 (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): James Church ISBN: 1-4417-9035-7 / 978-1-4417-9035-4 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O Novels) Author(s): James Church Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2007 : Unknown
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