The only child : a novel
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Jun, Yewon, translator.
Published
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
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292 pages ; 22 cm
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Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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An eerie and absorbing novel following a criminal psychologist who has discovered shocking and possibly dangerous connections between a serial killer and her stepdaughter. Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong receives an unexpected call one day. Yi Byeongdo, a serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world, wants to be interviewed. Yi Byeongdo, who has refused to speak to anyone until now, asks specifically for her. Seonkyeong agrees out of curiosity. That same day Hayeong, her husbands eleven-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, shows up at their door after her grandparents, with whom she lived after her mother passed away, die in a sudden fire. Seonkyeong wants her to feel at home, but is gradually unnerved as the young girl says very little and acts strangely. At work and at home, Seonkyeong starts to unravel the pasts of the two new arrivals in her life and begins to see startling similarities. Hayeong looks at her the same way Yi Byeongdo does when he recounts the abuse he experienced as a child; Hayeongs serene expression masks a temper that she cant control. Plus, the story she tells about her grandparents death, and her mothers before that, deeply troubles Seonkyeong. So much so that Yi Byeongdo picks up on it and starts giving her advice. Written with exquisite precision and persistent creepiness, The Only Child is psychological suspense at its very best.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sŏ, M., & Jun, Y. (2020). The only child: a novel (First edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sŏ, Mi-ae and Yewon, Jun. 2020. The Only Child: A Novel. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sŏ, Mi-ae and Yewon, Jun. The Only Child: A Novel Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sŏ, Mi-ae, and Yewon Jun. The Only Child: A Novel First edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

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