{"product_id":"9781529957518-retail-mrs-shim-is-a-killer","title":"Mrs Shim is a Killer","description":"From a major new international voice - gritty, humorous Korean literary crime novel about a housewife turned contract killer - for fans of BUTTER and KILLING EVE\n\nDiscover the Korean cult thriller, for fans of Butter and Killing Eve. A hilariously unsettling tale of love, food and one woman's unconventional quest to support her family by becoming a contract killer.\n_____________\n\nI am no ordinary ajumma. I am a killer\n\nRecently widowed and unemployed, Mrs Shim and her two children face an empty fridge. As her job options run out, she answers an ad for the Smile Detective Agency.\n\nWithin weeks, she has turned it around. For Mrs Shim is sharp as a blade, handles business cleanly and is like a padlock when it comes to keeping secrets.\n\nBy day, she prepares kimchi for her family and her neighbour with dementia; by night Mrs Shim is out on a contract.\n\nBut what starts as a need for survival escalates into a thirst for vengeance. For Mrs. Shim is done with being everyone's doormat.\n\nDiving headfirst into her new career among petty criminals, ghosts and assassins, Mrs Shim's past soon comes hurtling towards her.\n\nSavage and unexpectedly moving, Kang Jiyoung paints a comedic world of twisted love, unhinged loathing and hopeful reinvention. Among the misfits and the meals is a powerful statement about class, capitalism and the role of women.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48878233616603,"sku":"9781529957518-RETAIL","price":29.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/34526afc-9ceb-4d5c-9831-5d2422c3cc7b.jpg?v=1781527728","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781529957518-retail-mrs-shim-is-a-killer","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}