The important thing is not who pulls the trigger but whos behind the person who pulls the triggerthe plotters, the masterminds working in the shadows. Raised by Old Raccoon in The Library of Dogs, Reseng has always been surrounded by plots to killand by books that no one ever reads.
In Seouls corrupt underworld, he was destined to be an assassin. Until he breaks the rules. Thats when he meets a trio of young womena convenience store worker, her wheelchair-bound sister, and a cross-eyed obsessive knitterwith an extraordinary plot of their own. Will the women save the day? Or will Reseng be next on the kill list? Who will look after his cats, Reading Lamp and Book Stand? Who planted the bomb in his toilet? How much beer can he drink before he forgets it all? The Plotters is a cracking noir thriller combined with the soul, wit and lyricism of a highly original literary voice. Un-su Kim is the rising star of Korean literature. With shades of Murakami, The Plotters is a complex, fascinating moral tale about the changing of the guard in a corrupt underworlda page-turner filled with black humour and compassion for a fallen world.
