The good son
Title:
The good son
Author:
Chŏng, Yu-jŏng, 1966-
Kim, Chi-Young.
ISBN:
9781408709740
Uniform Title:
Jongui Giwon. English
Publication Information:
London : Little Brown, 2018.
Physical Description:
309 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Translation of: Jongui Giwon.
Abstract:
When Yu-jin wakes up covered in blood, and finds the body of his mother downstairs. He suffers from regular seizures and blackouts; knowing he will be accused if he reports it, he decies to hide the evidence and pursue the killer himself. Then young women start disappearing in his South Korean town. Who is he hunting? And why does the answer take him back to his brother and father who lost their lives many years ago? The Good Son is inspired by a true story.
Subject:
| Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. |
| Families -- Fiction. |
| Family secrets -- Fiction. |
| Korea (South) -- Fiction. |
Summary:
When Yu-jin wakes up covered in blood, and finds the body of his mother downstairs. He suffers from regular seizures and blackouts; knowing he will be accused if he reports it, he decies to hide the evidence and pursue the killer himself. Then young women start disappearing in his South Korean town. Who is he hunting? And why does the answer take him back to his brother and father who lost their lives many years ago? The Good Son is inspired by a true story.