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The red palace
- Title
- The red palace / June Hur.
- Author
- Hur, June
- Publication
- New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022.
- ©2022
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 23-342 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 329 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- While investigating a series of grisly murders, eighteen-year-old palace nurse Hyeon navigates royal and political intrigue and becomes entangled with a young police inspector. Includes author's note.
- Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval. She is thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night. The prime suspect is Hyeon's closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher's innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation. She encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed. -- adapted from jacket
- "June Hur, critically acclaimed author of The Silence of Bones and The Forest of Stolen Girls, returns with The Red Palace--a third evocative, atmospheric historical mystery perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Kerri Maniscalco. To enter the palace means to walk a path stained in blood... Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval. But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night, and the prime suspect is Hyeon's closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher's innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation. In her hunt for the truth, she encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed." --
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Historical fiction.
- Novels.
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Young adult fiction.
- Young adult works.
- History.
- Fiction.
- Note
- "To enter the palace means to walk a path stained in blood." -- cover.
- "A Feiwel and Friends book."
- Audience (note)
- Ages 13-18.
- Grades 10-12.
- HL780L
- Call Number
- JFD 23-342
- ISBN
- 9781250800558
- 1250800552
- LCCN
- 2021021227
- OCLC
- 1237252463
- Author
- Hur, June, author.
- Title
- The red palace / June Hur.
- Publisher
- New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- Ages 13-18. Feiwel and Friends.Grades 10-12. Feiwel and Friends.
- Audience
- HL780L Lexile
- Study Program
- Accelerated Reader UG 6.0 12 515095
- Chronological Term
- 1392-1910
- Research Call Number
- JFD 23-342