Star of the North : a novel
(Book)

Book Cover
Published
New York : Crown, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
JOHN Davi
1 available

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)JOHN DaviAvailable

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
New York : Crown, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-395).
Description
"A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance Star of the North opens in 1988, when a Korean American teenager is kidnapped from a South Korean beach by North Korean operatives. Twenty-two years later, her brilliant twin sister, Jenna, is still searching for her, and ends up on the radar of the CIA. When evidence that her sister may still be alive in North Korea comes to light, Jenna will do anything possible to rescue her--including undertaking a daring mission into the heart of the regime. Her story is masterfully braided together with two other narrative threads. In one, a North Korean peasant woman finds a forbidden international aid balloon and uses the valuables inside to launch a dangerously lucrative black-market business. In the other, a high-ranking North Korean official discovers, to his horror, that he may be descended from a traitor, a fact that could mean his death if it is revealed. As the novel progresses, these narrative strands converge and connect in surprising ways, ultimately building to an explosive and unforgettable climax"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"A thriller about North Korea"--,Provided by publisher.