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The critically acclaimed A Corpse in the Koryo brought readers into the enigmatic workings of North Korean intelligence with the introduction of a new kind of detective---the mysterious Inspector O. In the follow-up, Hidden Moon, O threaded his way through the minefield of North Korean ministries into a larger conspiracy he was never supposed to touch.
Now the inspector returns . . .
In the winter of 1997, trying to stay alive during a famine that has devastated much of North Korea, Inspector O is ordered to play host to an Israeli agent who appears in Pyongyang. When the wife of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan dies under suspicious circumstances, O is told to investigate, with a curious proviso: Don't look too closely at the details, and stay away from the question of missiles. O knows he can't avoid finding out what he is supposed to ignore on a trail that leads him from the dark, chilly rooms of Pyongyang to an abandoned secret facility deep in the countryside, guarded by a lonely general; and from the streets of New York to a bench beneath a horse chestnut tree on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the Inspector discovers he is up to his ears in missiles---and worse. Stalked by the past and wary of the future, O is convinced there is no one he can trust, and no one he can't suspect. Swiss intelligence wants him out of the country; someone else wants him dead.
Once again, James Church's sparse, lyrical prose guides readers through an unfamiliar landscape of whispered words and shadows, a world wrapped in a level of mystery and complexity that few outsiders have experienced. With Inspector O, noir has a new home in North Korea, and James Church holds the keys.
Genre: Mystery
Now the inspector returns . . .
In the winter of 1997, trying to stay alive during a famine that has devastated much of North Korea, Inspector O is ordered to play host to an Israeli agent who appears in Pyongyang. When the wife of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan dies under suspicious circumstances, O is told to investigate, with a curious proviso: Don't look too closely at the details, and stay away from the question of missiles. O knows he can't avoid finding out what he is supposed to ignore on a trail that leads him from the dark, chilly rooms of Pyongyang to an abandoned secret facility deep in the countryside, guarded by a lonely general; and from the streets of New York to a bench beneath a horse chestnut tree on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the Inspector discovers he is up to his ears in missiles---and worse. Stalked by the past and wary of the future, O is convinced there is no one he can trust, and no one he can't suspect. Swiss intelligence wants him out of the country; someone else wants him dead.
Once again, James Church's sparse, lyrical prose guides readers through an unfamiliar landscape of whispered words and shadows, a world wrapped in a level of mystery and complexity that few outsiders have experienced. With Inspector O, noir has a new home in North Korea, and James Church holds the keys.
Genre: Mystery
Used availability for James Church's Bamboo and Blood
Hardback Editions
April 2009 : USA Hardback
November 2008 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
February 2010 : USA Paperback
Audio Editions
July 2012 : USA Audio CD
August 2011 : USA Audio Cassette
August 2011 : USA Audio CD
August 2011 : USA MP3 CD
July 2011 : USA Audio edition

Title: Bamboo and Blood: The Inspector O Novels, Book 3
Author(s): James Church
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon
July 2011 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Bamboo and Blood: The Inspector O Novels, Book 3
Author(s): James Church
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon AU
July 2011 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Bamboo and Blood: The Inspector O Novels, Book 3
Author(s): James Church
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon CA
July 2011 : UK Audio edition

Title: Bamboo and Blood: The Inspector O Novels, Book 3
Author(s): James Church
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
February 2010 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition