{"product_id":"9781526654151","title":"The Consultant: The darkly funny, satirical Korean thriller","description":"Author: Im, Seong-sun\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526654151\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'It's a clever book ... (Im Seong-sun) offers readers his razor-sharp observations on consumerism, capitalism and what it means to feel anonymous' \u003c\/b\u003eM.W. Craven \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSometimes work can be murder...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Consultant is very good at his job. He creates simple, elegant, effective solutions for  - restructuring. Nothing obvious or messy. Certainly nothing anyone would ever suspect as murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe 'natural deaths' he plans have always gone well- a medicine replaced here, a mechanism jammed there. His performance reviews are excellent. And it's not as though he knows these people.\u003cbr\u003eUntil his next 'customer' turns out to be someone he not only knows but cares about, and for the first time, he begins to question the role he plays in the vast, anonymous Company. And as he slowly begins to understand the real scope of their work, he realises just how easy it would be for the Company to arrange one more perfect murder...\u003cbr\u003eBut how far will he go to escape The Company? And how far will they go to stop him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe electrifying first novel from award-winning Korean thriller-writer Im Seong-Sun     now in English for the first time     combines the tension of the best crime fiction with searing social criticism to present a searing take-down of global corporate life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631858798750,"sku":"UBD-9781526654151","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526654151.jpg?v=1774310441","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526654151","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}