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Star of the North : a novel / D. B. John.
Years ago, Jenna's twin sister vanished, and the world believes she drowned. But when a North Korean kidnapping operation is unmasked, Jenna realizes the devastating truth: her sister is alive, and the only way she'll ever see her is if she can rescue her twin from North Korea. Which means Jenna, now living in Washington, D.C., will need to abandon her comfortable life for recruitment into the only organization that can help her - the CIA. Across the world in Pyongyang, North Korea, Colonel Cho has been assigned the task of of traveling to new York City to negotiate with the United States. But as he prepares for his journey, Cho makes a terrifying discovery, one that will brand him a traitor if it ever comes to light. As the secret police close in, Cho conceives of an impossibly dangerous plan for escape. And far to the north, near the Chinese border, Mrs. Moon finds a balloon carrying a contraband from the West. Rather than turn it over to authorities, she embarks on a bold and risky venture to become a black-market trader. Success will mean a better life than she has ever known. Failure will mean her death.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525573296 (hc)
- Physical Description: 402 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Twins > Fiction. Korea (North) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Political fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
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- Baker & Taylor
"A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance Star of the North opens in 1988, when a Korean American teenager iskidnapped from a South Korean beach by North Korean operatives. Twenty-two years later, her brilliant twin sister, Jenna, is still searching for her, and ends up on the radar of the CIA. When evidence that her sister may still be alive in North Korea comes to light, Jenna will do anything possible to rescue her--including undertaking a daring mission into the heart of the regime. Her story is masterfully braided together with two other narrative threads. In one, a North Korean peasant woman finds a forbidden international aid balloon and uses the valuables inside to launch a dangerously lucrative black-market business. In the other, a high-ranking North Korean official discovers, to his horror, that he may be descended from a traitor, a fact that could mean his death if it is revealed. As the novel progresses, these narrative strands converge and connect in surprising ways, ultimately building to an explosive and unforgettable climax"-- - Baker & Taylor
"a thriller about North Korea"-- - Baker & Taylor
More than two decades after her twin is kidnapped by North Korean operatives, brilliant CIA employee Jenna obtains information that her sister may still be alive and undertakes a daring mission into the heart of the regime. - Baker & Taylor
More than two decades after her twin is kidnapped by North Korean operatives, brilliant CIA employee Jenna obtains information that her sister may still be alive and undertakes a daring mission into the heart of the regime, in a thriller that also traces the parallel stories of a peasant-turned-black-market businesswoman and a high-ranking official who discovers his traitorous heritage. By the author ofFlight from Berlin . - Random House, Inc.
âA thrilling tale of abduction and escape in North Korea....highly entertaining."Â âThe Washington Post
A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance
Star of the North opens in 1998, when a Korean American teenager is kidnapped from a South Korean beach by North Korean operatives. Twelve years later, her brilliant twin sister, Jenna, is still searching for her, and ends up on the radar of the CIA. When evidence that her sister may still be alive in North Korea comes to light, Jenna will do anything possible to rescue her--including undertaking a daring mission into the heart of the regime. Her story is masterfully braided together with two other narrative threads. In one, a North Korean peasant woman finds a forbidden international aid balloon and uses the valuables inside to launch a dangerously lucrative black-market business. In the other, a high-ranking North Korean official discovers, to his horror, that he may be descended from a traitor, a fact that could mean his death if it is revealed. As the novel progresses, these narrative strands converge and connect in surprising ways, ultimately building to an explosive and unforgettable climax.
