On the surface A Corpse in the Koryo is a crackling good mystery novel filled with unusual characters involved in a complex plot that keeps you guessing to the end.---Glenn Kessler The Washington Post One of Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2006One of Booklists Best Genre Fiction of 2006One of the Chicago Tribunes best mystery/thrillers of 2006Sit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south. Simple orders for Inspector