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The Good Son

Written by: You-Jeong Jeong
Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Elizabeth Liang
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Publisher's Summary

“Ingeniously twisted.”—Entertainment Weekly, “Must List”

“Will leave even the most seasoned crime fiction readers guessing.”—CrimeReads

"[Jeong] maintains suspense about her inhuman-seeming protagonist's fate until the bitter end.”—The Wall Street Journal

Finalist for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’s “Summer Reads” Book Club

The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the #1 bestselling novelist known as “Korea's Stephen King” 

Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself? 

Early one morning, twenty-six-year-old Yu-jin wakes up to a strange metallic smell, and a phone call from his brother asking if everything's all right at home–he missed a call from their mother in the middle of the night. Yu-jin soon discovers her murdered body, lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs of their stylish Seoul duplex. He can't remember much about the night before; having suffered from seizures for most of his life, Yu-jin often has trouble with his memory. All he has is a faint impression of his mother calling his name. But was she calling for help? Or begging for her life? 

Thus begins Yu-jin's frantic three-day search to uncover what happened that night, and to finally learn the truth about himself and his family. A shocking and addictive psychological thriller, The Good Son explores the mysteries of mind and memory, and the twisted relationship between a mother and son, with incredible urgency.

Named a Must-Read Book of the Summer by ElleEntertainment WeeklyVulture, BustleCrimeReadsLit HubThe Millions, Electric Literature, and Brit + Co

©2018 You-Jeong Jeong (P)2018 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

“A chilling portrait of a psychopath, and a beautifully evocative tale of wealth and isolation in modern South Korean life. You-Jeong Jeong has been called the Stephen King of South Korea, although I’d prefer to compare her to Lionel Shriver, Dorothy B. Hughes, or Patricia Highsmith.” (Molly Odintz, Lit Hub)

“Absorbing.... An unlikely thriller that we continue to read - thanks to Ms. Jeong's controlled prose...with a sickened sort of fascination. It's a testament to the author's skill and seriousness of purpose that she maintains suspense about her inhuman-seeming protagonist's fate until the bitter end.” (The Wall Street Journal

"Will leave even the most seasoned crime fiction readers guessing." (CrimeReads

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Excellent sur toute la ligne

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce récit, de même que son narrateur. Une découverte qui en valait la peine.

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Good basic story

Good story, easy listening. Only reason I didn’t 5 start it all around, it was quite predictable

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