The Only Child, Miae Seo
The Only Child, Miae Seo
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The Only Child
A Novel

Author: Mi-ae Seo

Narrator: Greta Jung

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/11/2020


Synopsis

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 husband’s 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; Hayeong’s serene expression masks a temper that she can’t control. Plus, the story she tells about her grandparents’ death, and her mother’s 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

The Only Child is a translation of a Korean thriller featuring a criminal psychologist Seongkyeong who suddenly gets a phone call that a serial killer who has kept quiet for years suddenly wants to talk, but only to her. The same day this inexperienced criminal psychologist interviews Yi Byeongdo, s......more

Seon-gyeong es una psicóloga criminal que va a recibir una de las más grandes propuestas que ha recibido a lo largo de su carrera. Lee Byeong-do es uno de los grandes asesinos en serie que ha asolado el país en los últimos años, y que pese a haber reconocido trece crímenes, la policía sospecha que e......more

Goodreads review by Erin

Captivating. I'm starting to see a trend in Asian thrillers... I'm not entirely sure if it's the way it's written, or more to do with the translation- but just like in Confessions (by Kanae Minato) this book reminded me of some straight up (fascinating) storytelling. They're both blunt, not highly e......more