The Consultant
The Consultant by Seong-sun Im, published by Raven Books in 2023, is a thought-provoking work that delves into the darker side of corporate life. This edition, available in English and spanning 208 pages, presents a narrative where the protagonist, a skilled consultant, devises seemingly innocuous solutions for restructuring that mask sinister intentions. As he navigates his role within a vast, anonymous Company, he faces a moral dilemma when a familiar figure becomes his next target, prompting him to reevaluate his actions and the implications of his work.
Readers will find a blend of mystery and satire as the story unfolds, exploring themes of consumerism and capitalism through a lens of black humor. The Consultant’s journey raises questions about identity and complicity in a world driven by corporate interests. This novel, the first English translation from the acclaimed Korean author, combines thrilling elements with sharp social commentary, making it a unique addition to the genres of international crime and mystery.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION 2024
‘It’s a clever book … [Im Seong-sun] offers readers his razor-sharp observations on consumerism, capitalism and what it means to feel anonymous’ M.W. Craven
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Sometimes work can be murder…
The 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.
The ‘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.
Until 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…
But how far will he go to escape The Company? And how far will they go to stop him?
The 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.
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