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The Plotters
by Un-su Kim
I absolutely loved this excellent Korean thriller. It is utterly gripping and I could hardly bring myself to put it down over the past day or so.
It follows Reseng, at 32 years old a veteran of the assassination industry and fatigued by a life of killing, still scarred from the loss of his one chance at a normal life ten years earlier. After being dragged into a plot to take down the kingpins of Seoul's death agencies, he finds himself questioning life, death and his role in this brutal underworld.
The writing and translation is fantastic, the story is cool and fast-paced, the characters are well drawn and the whole thing is packed with plenty of local flavour. A wonderful piece of pure, classy escapism.
It follows Reseng, at 32 years old a veteran of the assassination industry and fatigued by a life of killing, still scarred from the loss of his one chance at a normal life ten years earlier. After being dragged into a plot to take down the kingpins of Seoul's death agencies, he finds himself questioning life, death and his role in this brutal underworld.
The writing and translation is fantastic, the story is cool and fast-paced, the characters are well drawn and the whole thing is packed with plenty of local flavour. A wonderful piece of pure, classy escapism.