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The Only Child

by Mi-ae Seo

Gold Dagger Award · 2020 · Shortlist
Scribnermystery-crimeISBN 9781982179977

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Gold Dagger Award2020Shortlist

About This Book

A Korean crime novel featuring a forensic psychologist who must interview a suspected serial killer whose childhood trauma eerily mirrors her own.

About the Author

Mi-ae Seo is a South Korean crime fiction author known for psychological thrillers that blend forensic psychology with Korean social critique. Her novel The Only Child was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger in 2020. Seo is known for her taut, methodical plotting and her insight into the psychology of crime and punishment in contemporary Korean society. Read more →

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