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What started as an ordinary day, reveals two shocks to criminal psychologist Seonkyeong. First her husband's daughter from a previous marriage arrives at their house after the death of her grandparents, then at work she receives an unexpected call. Yi Byeongdo, a serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world, wants to be interviewed, and although they have refused to speak to anyone until now, has asked specifically for her . . .
An eerie and absorbing novel written with exquisite precision and persistent creepiness, The Only Child follows a criminal psychologist who has discovered shocking and possibly dangerous connections between a serial killer and her stepdaughter in an exciting example of psychological suspense at its very best.
" Mi-Ae Seo stealthily spins an ever-tightening narrative web setting up a doubly shocking climax. It's a measure of Seo's skill that she manages to find flashes of humanity in a ruthless murderer." -- Publishers Weekly