| Edition |
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
A "story of the mysteries, truths, and deceptions that follow the odyssey of Ahn Gilmo, a young math savant, as he escapes from the most isolated country in the world and searches for the only family he has left"--Amazon.com. |
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An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols are written in blood near the corpse. Ahn Gilmo, a North Korean national who interprets the world through numbers, formulas, and mathematical theories, is arrested on the spot. Previously incarcerated in a Korean political prison because his father was a secret Christian, Gilmo must now use his peculiar gifts to navigate the criminal world as he searches for the only family he has left. Angela, a CIA operative, is assigned to gain his trust and access his unique thought-process. |
| Subject |
Koreans -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Savants (Savant syndrome) -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Kim, Chi-Young, translator.
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| ISBN |
1681772523 |
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9781681772523 |
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