Plotters

A dark, funny, deliciously different literary thriller about a jaded hitman, set in the criminal underworld of Seoul

Reviews

‘This modern-day tale of Korean gangsters beguiles with its sly wit and quirky erudition. Fresh and original’ The Times
‘A seductive, Tarantino-like blend of fight scenes and bizarre social comedy’ Sunday Times
‘Wild, intriguing, a lot of fun’ Los Angeles Review of Books
‘Pleasingly deadpan, The Plotters manages to be both humorous and violent, and sometimes even wise’ Observer
‘Kim conjures a gloriously dreamlike alternative Korea, with vibrant settings, heightened reality and choreographed ultra-violence’ Guardian
‘A raucous extravaganza of assassins and lunatics’ New York Times
‘Kim conjures a gloriously dreamlike alternative Korea, with vibrant settings, heightened reality and choreographed ultra-violence’ Guardian
‘Vivid, mesmerising, gripping … in The Plotters, Kim has mixed bookishness, crackpots and commissioned murder into a rich and unsettling blend’ Washington Post
‘A work of literary genius; a quirky, compelling, intelligent, darkly funny, highly original and thought-provoking thriller like nothing I've read’ Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of Home
‘A truly incredible and unique thriller, unlike anything I have read before’ Khurrum Rahman
'Kill Bill meets Murakami. Twisted and surreal, The Plotters is one of those rare books that will haunt you long after you've finished it. The writing is smooth, unhurried and often profound, even as it draws you deeper into the gruesome underworld of skilled contract killers. Chillingly, the violence is almost exquisite, a bloody art form’ D. B. John, author of Star of the North
‘In a terrifying, not unimaginable dystopian Seoul, guilds, plotters and assassins jostle for supremacy . . . Violent, clever and funny, I loved it!’ M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show
‘You’ll be laughing out loud every five minutes, and contemplating the meaning of life, death and desire’ You-jeong Jeong, author of The Good Son