Yun Ko Eun et al / 윤고은 / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy

*** WINNER OF THE 2021 CWA CRIME IN TRANSLATION DAGGER *** **LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2022** *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE* Yona has been stuck behind a desk for years working as a programming coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specialising in package holidays to destinations ravaged by disaster. When a senior colleague touches her inappropriately she tries to complain, and in an attempt to bury her allegations, the company make her an attractive proposition: a free ticket for one of their most sought-after trips, to the desert island of Mui. She accepts the offer and travels to the remote island, where the major attraction is a supposedly-dramatic sinkhole. When the customers who've paid a premium for the trip begin to get frustrated, Yona realises that the company has dangerous plans to fabricate an environmental catastrophe to make the trip more interesting, but when she tries to raise the alarm, she discovers she has put her own life in danger. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/93AFF59E-73C8-4F02-BE9B-ADDE4204ED44

Jeong You Jeong et al / 정유정 / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

0 of 1 copy available Wait time: About 2 weeks PLACE A HOLDREAD A SAMPLEADD TO WISH LISTADD TO HISTORY Description Details Reviews "You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon . . . Genuinely surprising and ultimately satisfying . . . Seven Years of Darkness [bolsters] the case for Jeong as one among the best at writing psychological suspense." —Los Angeles Times NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2020 BY CRIMEREADS, BUSTLE, and AARP.org The truth always rises to the surface... When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reservoir in a remote South Korean village, the police immediately begin their investigation. At the same time, three men—Yongje, the girl's father, and two security guards at the nearby dam, each of whom has something to hide about the night of her death—find themselves in an elaborate game of cat and mouse as they race to uncover what happened to her, without revealing their own closely guarded secrets. After a final showdown at the dam results in a mass tragedy, one of the guards is convicted of murder and sent to prison. For seven years, his son, Sowon, lives in the shadow of his father's shocking and inexplicable crime; everywhere he goes, a seemingly concerted effort to reveal his identity as the reviled mass murderer's son follows him. When he receives a package that promises to reveal at last what really happened at Seryong Lake, Sowon must confront a present danger he never knew existed. Dark, disturbing, and full of twists and turns, Seven Years of Darkness is the riveting new novel from the internationally celebrated author of The Good Son. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/F6B0EC9B-9388-4238-95D8-D46FD3D3ABF8

SEO MI-AE et al / 서미애 / 2020 / -

The Only Child is a shockingly unnerving psychological thriller from bestselling Korean author Mi-ae Seo 'An eerie, electrifying read.' Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box 'A chilling, nuanced examination of today's and tomorrow's serial killers and the families who spawned them, The Only Child is a valuable addition to the growing list of Korean crime fiction.' LA Times 'Fans of Mindhunter and Silence of the Lambs will love this dark, cognitive duel between psychologist and serial killer.' Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong has two new people in her life. A serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world but who has steadfastly remained silent. Until now. A young, innocent looking stepdaughter from her husband's previous marriage, who unexpectedly turns up at the door after the sudden death of her grandparents. Both are unsettling. Both are deeply troubled. And both seem to want something from her. Can she work out just who is the victim in all of this? Before it's too late... Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/5340259?cid=37224

Kim Takhwan et al / 김탁환 / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Detective > Adventure

Roman vrai d'un plongeur-sauveteur lors du naufrage du Sewol qui a fait 304 victimes, pour la plupart des adolescents en excursion scolaire. Récit à la première personne de l'infernale recherche des cadavres à travers l'obscur labyrinthe de l'épave. Des graves traumatismes dont souffrent les plongeurs. Dénonciation de l'incurie avec laquelle ont été menées les opérations, ainsi que des injustes accusations à l'égard de ceux qui se sont dévoués corps et âme pour rendre aux familles les dépouilles de leurs disparus. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Kim Takhwan, né en 1968, est l'auteur de romans historiques à succès, régulièrement adaptés pour la télévision. Après avoir enseigné à l'Institut supérieur coréen de science et de technologie, il s'est consacré entièrement à l'écriture depuis 2009. Écrivain engagé, il puise ses thèmes dans l'histoire coréenne pour dénoncer les injustices, appeler à une révolution citoyenne et inciter à l'action civique. Un seul de ses livres a été publié en traduction française, les Romans meurtriers, chez Philippe Picquier, en 2010. Source: https://lti.overdrive.com/media/5655239?cid=37224

Kwon Yeo-sun et al / 권여선 / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

This is not a murder story. It is the story of those left behind. Parasite meets The Good Son in this piercing psychological portrait of three women haunted by a brutal, unsolved crime. In the summer of 2002, nineteen-year-old Kim Hae-on was murdered in what became known as the High School Beauty Murder. There were two suspects: Shin Jeongjun, who had a rock-solid alibi, and Han Manu, to whom no evidence could be pinned. The case went cold. Seventeen years pass without justice, and the grief and uncertainty take a cruel toll on her younger sister, Da-on, in particular. Unable to move on with her life, Da-on tries in her own twisted way to recover some of what she's lost, ultimately setting out to find the truth of what happened. Shifting between the perspectives of Da-on and two of Hae-on's classmates struck in different ways by her otherworldly beauty, Lemon ostensibly takes the shape of a crime novel. But identifying the perpetrator is not the main objective here: Kwon Yeo-sun uses this well-worn form to craft a searing, timely exploration of privilege, jealousy, trauma, and how we live with the wrongs we have endured and inflicted in turn. Source: https://lti.overdrive.com/media/9458336