Korean Spies

Henry Park has spent his entire life trying to become a true American—a native speaker. But even as the essence of his adopted country continues to elude him, his Korean heritage seems to drift further and further away. Park's harsh Korean upbringing has taught him to hide his emotions, to remember everything he learns, and most of all to feel an overwhelming sense of alienation. In other words, it has shaped him as a natural spy.

In King of Spies, prize-winning journalist and best-selling author of Escape From Camp 14 Blaine Harden reveals one of the most astonishing - and previously untold - spy stories of the 20th century. Donald Nichols was 'a one man war', according to his US Air Force commanding general. He won the Distinguished Service Cross along with a chest full of medals for valor and initiative in the Korean War. His commanders described Nichols as the bravest, most resourceful and effective spymaster of that forgotten war.

Ian McAllister has searched the world over, hunting for that all-elusive perfect photograph. He finds it on a tourist trip to North Korea when he stumbles upon a young street kid foraging for roots. Unaware that this single act will brand him a spy and cost his freedom, Ian takes the shot. Now, he must pay the penalty.

게임 좋아하는 열일곱 살 소년의 유쾌한 모험 활극. 소년이 세상을 구원할 수 있을까? 학교 전산망 해킹이 주특기이고, 수업 땡땡이가 취미인 삐딱한 열일곱 살 소년 마커스 얄로우. 우연히 게임을 하던 중 친구들과 함께 테러 용의자가 되고, 국가기관으로부터 갖은 고초를 당하고 감시까지 받게 된 소년은 이에 맞서 한판 유쾌한 싸움을 벌인다. 헌법을 유린하고 SNS를 조작하여 선거에까지 개입하려는 국토안보부. 9.11 이후 미국 사회의 단면을 적나라하게 보여주며, 마치 조지 오웰의 소설 『1984년』의 '빅브라더'를 연상케 하는 국가기관에 맞서는 열일곱 살 소년의 싸움, 과연 승자는 누가 될까?

Some R&R in Paris is just what the doctor ordered for Rachel Prescott, until she starts to attract unwanted attention. Casey Reddick is visiting a friend and witnesses a devastating attack that almost claims his life.

Throughout the collection, a mother in her late 30s relates the various stages of her affair while other characters lay bare their own notions of God, illicit sex, raising children and running: a wife comes home with her husband to find her lover’s corpse; marathon runners on a Civil War battlefield must carry phallic statues; a girl’s embarrassment over attending a pool party with her quadriplegic mother turns to fierce devotion under the pitying gaze of other guests; and a husband asks his wife to show him how she would make love to another man.