The boy who escaped paradise
By: J.M. Lee ; translated by Chi-Young Kim
Contributors: Kim, Chi-Young, translator
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781681772523
Subjects: Koreans; Murder; Investigation; Gifted persons; Fiction
Description: An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols written in blood near the corpse. Ahn Gil­mo, a North Korean national who interprets the world through numbers, formulas, and mathematical theories, is arrested on the spot. Previously incarcerated in a Korean political prison because his father was a secret Christian, Gil-mo must now use his peculiar gifts to navigate the criminal world as he searches for the only family he has left. Angela, a CIA operative, is assigned to gain his trust and access his unique thought-process.
Notes: Original Korean title not available.

Jung-Myung Lee (Chŏng-myŏng Yi) is a best-selling Korean author, also known for his novels One Deep-Rooted Tree, and, The Investigation.