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About the Book

The Good Son

written by You-Jeong Jeong, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Who can you trust if you can’t trust yourself?

Early one morning, 26-year-old Yu-jin wakes up to a strange metallic smell, and a phone call from his brother asking if everything’s all right at home --- he missed a call from their mother in the middle of the night. Yu-jin soon discovers her murdered body, lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs of their stylish Seoul duplex. He can’t remember much about the night before; having suffered from seizures for most of his life, Yu-jin often has trouble with his memory. All he has is a faint impression of his mother calling his name. But was she calling for help? Or begging for her life?

Thus begins Yu-jin’s frantic three-day search to uncover what happened that night, and to finally learn the truth about himself and his family. A shocking and addictive psychological thriller, THE GOOD SON explores the mysteries of mind and memory, and the twisted relationship between a mother and son, with incredible urgency.

Audiobook available, read by Johnathan McClain and Elizabeth Liang

The Good Son
written by You-Jeong Jeong, translated by Chi-Young Kim