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borarareads 's review for:
The Plotters
by Un-su Kim
4 stars/I really liked it.
It was so much more than what I thought it was going to be. It took awhile to come together, but once it did... it was unexpected and delightful. A philosophical assassin/spy thriller.
At the heart of the criminal underworld, in downtown Seoul, is a non-descript library. The political machinations of the country rely on the services the library provides; deviously untraceable and unremarkable murder. Murder that does not look like murder. From behind the scenes Plotters collect information on their targets, putting together elaborate schemes to take out them out.
Reseng is an assassin carrying out the plotters detailed instructions. An orphaned raised by the library’s operator Old Racoon. He has been in the game too long. He has seen too much and he knows too much. He knows an assassin isn’t supposed to ask questions, but Reseng has had one too many friends end up disappeared. He can’t stop his mind from wandering, or the questions from forming. When Resengs stumbles upon a subversive plot designed by a disgruntled Plotter intent on upending the library and the whole corrupt system, he must decide if he will silently disappear or go out with bang.
The Plotters is The Maltese Falcon meets The Borne Identity. A complex noir plot pulled along by an aging assassin figuring out what his life is worth in the absurd face of politics, power, and death. There are no straightforward answers here, just the umami of being alive and it feels right. I highly recommend The Plotters.
It was so much more than what I thought it was going to be. It took awhile to come together, but once it did... it was unexpected and delightful. A philosophical assassin/spy thriller.
At the heart of the criminal underworld, in downtown Seoul, is a non-descript library. The political machinations of the country rely on the services the library provides; deviously untraceable and unremarkable murder. Murder that does not look like murder. From behind the scenes Plotters collect information on their targets, putting together elaborate schemes to take out them out.
Reseng is an assassin carrying out the plotters detailed instructions. An orphaned raised by the library’s operator Old Racoon. He has been in the game too long. He has seen too much and he knows too much. He knows an assassin isn’t supposed to ask questions, but Reseng has had one too many friends end up disappeared. He can’t stop his mind from wandering, or the questions from forming. When Resengs stumbles upon a subversive plot designed by a disgruntled Plotter intent on upending the library and the whole corrupt system, he must decide if he will silently disappear or go out with bang.
The Plotters is The Maltese Falcon meets The Borne Identity. A complex noir plot pulled along by an aging assassin figuring out what his life is worth in the absurd face of politics, power, and death. There are no straightforward answers here, just the umami of being alive and it feels right. I highly recommend The Plotters.