The Only Child
'An eerie, electrifying read.' Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box
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The Only Child is a shockingly unnerving psychological thriller from bestselling Korean author Mi-ae Seo
‘An eerie, electrifying read.’ Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
‘A chilling, nuanced examination of today’s and tomorrow’s serial killers and the families who spawned them, The Only Child is a valuable addition to the growing list of Korean crime fiction.’ LA Times
‘Fans of Mindhunter and Silence of the Lambs will love this dark, cognitive duel between psychologist and serial killer.’ Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A
Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong has two new people in her life.
A serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world but who has steadfastly remained silent. Until now.
A young, innocent looking stepdaughter from her husband’s previous marriage, who unexpectedly turns up at the door after the sudden death of her grandparents.
Both are unsettling.
Both are deeply troubled.
And both seem to want something from her. Can she work out just who is the victim in all of this? Before it’s too late...
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Korean author Seo makes her U.S. debut with a creepy psychological thriller. Forensic psychologist Seonkyeong, nicknamed Clarice for the Silence of the Lambs character by the Seoul college students in her criminal psych course, scores a potentially career-making coup when condemned serial killer Yi Byeongdo, who has previously rebuffed all interview requests, announces he wants to talk to her. But she finds herself hard-pressed to focus on the looming challenge when her personal life implodes: 11-year-old Hayeong, her physician husband's daughter from a previous marriage, suddenly lands on their doorstep after the grandparents raising her die in a suspicious fire. And it quickly becomes evident to Seonkyeong, if not her workaholic spouse, that the girl appears to have issues including some alarming similarities in her behavior to Yi Byeongdo. Seo stealthily spins an ever-tightening narrative web setting up a doubly shocking climax. Though the hair-raising plot leans too heavily on contrivance and coincidence, it's a measure of Seo's skill that she manages to find flashes of humanity in a ruthless murderer. Fans of Nexflix's Mindhunter should feel right at home.
