The Man with the Baltic Stare, James Church
The Man with the Baltic Stare, James Church
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The Man with the Baltic Stare
The Inspector O Novels, Book 4

Author: James Church

Narrator: Feodor Chin

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2011

Synopsis

From the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector O series comes another riveting novel set in the mysterious world of North Korea. Autumn brings unwelcome news to Inspector O: he has been wrenched from retirement and ordered back to Pyongyang for a final assignment. The two Koreas, he learns, are now cooperatingvery quietlyto maintain stability in the North. Stability requires that Inspector O lead an investigation into a crime of passion committed by the young man who has been selected as the best possible leader of a transition government. O is instructed to make sure that the case goes away. Remnants of the old regime, foreign powers, and rival gangs all want a piece of the action, and all make it clear that if O values his life, he will not get in their way. O isnt sure where his loyalties lie, and he doesnt have much time to figure out whether tis better to be noble or be dead.

About James Church

James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer with decades of experience in Asia. He has wandered through Korea for years. No matter what hat he wore, Church says, he ran across Inspector O many times.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

In the closing years of the past decade, beginning in 2008, North Korea began descending into chaos as its dictator, Kim Jong-Il, fell gravely ill. His youngest son, Kim Jong-Un, then only in his mid-twenties, began to emerge as the heir apparent, crowding aside not just his older brothers but the s......more

Goodreads review by Pep on October 22, 2015

I had read another book about the stories of Inspector O and had felt a bit icy. I couldn't well penetrate the character (or Church's writing). It was nice, interesting, but that's all. I read some comments about the present one and had reasonable doubts about starting to read it. But I did it and I......more

Goodreads review by Becky on August 27, 2018

James Church's fictional character, Inspector O continues to confuse, educate, enteratin, and frustrate me. This novel is perhaps the most unrealistic confusing one of the four I have read. And yet, the combination of intrigue with a look into a political system I know little about keeps me coming b......more

Goodreads review by Ludditus on March 20, 2018

I am angry at the author. Very angry and also unhappy. He managed to spoil everything he accomplished with the first three books in the series. I won't insert true spoilers, only generic info that won't reveal anything crucial. Inspector O is now 68 years old, retired in special conditions in 2011, a......more

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