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Sit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south. These seen 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 decades-old kidnappings and murders--and Inspector O discovers too late that 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.

About the Author :
James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer with decades of experience in Asia. He has wandered through Korea for years. No matter what hat he wore, Church says, he ran across Inspector O many times. Feodor Chin, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, is an actor classically trained at the American Conservatory Theater and UCLA. His acting career includes numerous credits in film, television, theater, and voice-over.

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"A gripping story of mystery and intrigue. The laconic Inspector O follows in the traditions of Inspector Arkady Renko, operating in a world of complexity and danger we're meeting here for the first time." -- "Don Oberdorfer, author of Tet!" "A new offering that reminds you of why you started reading mysteries and thrillers in the first place." -- "Chicago Tribune" "An impressive debut that calls to mind such mystery thrillers as Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park...Hammett and Chandler would have had no problem appreciating this hard-boiled narrative." -- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" "Gripping...The pseudonymous Church, himself a former intelligence officer...is an admirable stylist." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "A crackling good mystery novel, filled with unusual characters involved in a complex plot that keeps you guessing to the end." -- "Washington Post " "An outstanding crime novel...A not-to-be-missed reading experience." -- "Library Journal (starred review)" "Impressive...the author has crafted a complex character with rough charm to spare, and in eternally static North Korea, he has a setting that will fascinate readers for sequels to come." -- "Time magazine, Asia edition" "Inspector O is completely believable and sympathetic...The writing is superb, too...richly layered and visually evocative." -- "Booklist (starred review)" "James Church does a better job of describing the isolated, impoverished, corrupt, and out-of-touch life in the North than anything I have seen." -- "Newt Gingrich" "This is a fine, intelligent, and exciting story that takes us into the netherworld of contemporary North Korean communism. Inspector O is a particularly wonderful creation, a true mensch attempting to hold onto his humanity in a world where humanism is under constant attack. Subtlety is the method, and the result is a fantastic work that should mark the beginning of a brilliant career for James Church." -- "Olen Steinhauer, New YorkTimes bestselling author"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781441790309
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 1 Inspector O Novels Lib/E
  • Weight: 181 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1441790306
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2011
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 157 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Width: 163 mm


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