Mrs Shim is a Killer

Kang Jiyoung

€ 27.99

I am no ordinary ajumma. I am a killer
When Mrs Shim -widowed, unemployed, with two children at home and a fridge to fill -answers a job ad at the Smile Detective Agency, she boosts its fortunes forever. For Mrs Shim is sharp as a blade, handles business cleanly and is like a padlock when it comes to keeping secrets.
By day, she prepares kimchi for her family and her neighbour with dementia; by night Mrs Shim is out on a job.
But what starts as a need for survival escalates into a thirst for vengeance. For Mrs. Shim is done with being everyone’s doormat.
In this savage and side-splitting literary thriller, an ordinary woman dives headfirst into a world of petty criminals, crooked cops and accidental assassins as she embarks on her new career.
Gritty and absurd, MRS SHIM is a kaleidoscopic tale of twisted love, unhinged loathing and hopeful reinvention. Its world of endearing misfits, dead bodies and tasty food marks the exuberant arrival of a major new international literary voice.