His entry begins:
Lately, I’ve been scouring book recommendation lists for thrillers and crime novels written by Asian authors (in translation, of course). I’m currently about halfway through The Plotters, by Un-Su Kim. This book is a slightly meandering tale of an assassin named Reseng who lives in Seoul and works for a broker named Old Racoon. When someone tries to kill Reseng by planting a bomb in his toilet (what a way to go!), he starts down a quixotic and violent rabbit hole.About The Magistrate, from the publisher:
I’d have to say the jury is out on this one. Kim has a talent for sharply defined characters and interesting scenarios, but he also...[read on]
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