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Author Ku, Pyŏng-mo, 1976- author.

Title The old woman with the knife : a novel / Gu Byeong-Mo ; translated by Chi-Young Kim.

Edition First English edition.
Publication Info. Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, 2022.
1 hold on first copy returned of 1 copy
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 95th Street Adult Fiction  F KU    AVAILABLE
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Description 280 pages ; 19 cm
Note "First published as Pagwa in 2013 by Jamobook; Published as Pagwa in 2018 by Wisdomhouse Publishing Co. Ltd."--Title page verso.
Summary "At sixty-five, Hornclaw is beginning to slow down. She lives modestly in a small apartment, with only her aging dog, a rescue named Deadweight, to keep her company. There are expectations for people her age—that she'll retire and live out the rest of her days quietly. But Hornclaw is not like other people. She is an assassin. Double-crossers, corporate enemies, cheating spouses—for the past four decades, Hornclaw has killed them all with ruthless efficiency, and the less she's known about her targets, the better. But now, nearing the end of her career, she has just slipped up. An injury leads her to an unexpected connection with a doctor and his family. But emotions, for an assassin, are a dangerous proposition. As Hornclaw's world closes in, this final chapter in her career may also mark her own bloody end."--Dust jacket.
Subject Older women -- Fiction.
Assassins -- Fiction.
Female assassins -- Fiction.
Murder for hire -- Fiction.
Aging -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction, Korean -- Translations into English.
Korea (South) -- Fiction.
Genre Thrillers (Fiction)
Added Author Ku, Pyŏng-mo, 1976- author.
Kim, Chi-Young, translator.
Added Title P'agwa. English.
ISBN 9781335425768 (hbk.)
1335425764 (hbk.)
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