The Man with the Baltic Stare |
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Author:
| Church, James |
Narrated by:
| Chin, Feodor |
ISBN: | 978-1-4551-0939-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $31.96 |
Book Description:
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From the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector O series comes another riveting novel set in the mysterious world of North Korea Autumn brings unwelcome news to Inspector O: he has been wrenched from retirement and ordered back to Pyongyang for a final assignment. The two Koreas, he learns, are now cooperatingvery quietlyto maintain stability in the North. Stability requires that Inspector O lead an investigation into a crime of passion committed by the...
More DescriptionFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector O series comes another riveting novel set in the mysterious world of North Korea Autumn brings unwelcome news to Inspector O: he has been wrenched from retirement and ordered back to Pyongyang for a final assignment. The two Koreas, he learns, are now cooperatingvery quietlyto maintain stability in the North. Stability requires that Inspector O lead an investigation into a crime of passion committed by the young man who has been selected as the best possible leader of a transition government. O is instructed to make sure that the case goes away. Remnants of the old regime, foreign powers, rival gangsall want a piece of the action, and all make it clear that if O values his life, he will not get in their way. O isn’t sure where his loyalties lie, and he doesn’t have much time to figure out whether tis better to be noble or be dead.