The silence of bones, June Hur
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The silence of bones, June Hur
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The silence of bones
Oclc number
1089267365
Responsibility statement
June Hur
Summary
In Joseon Dynasty-era Korea, sixteen-year-old Seol, an indentured servant within the police bureau, becomes entangled in a politically-charged investigation into the murder of a noblewoman1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned, Seol is indentured to the police bureau. She has been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically charged murder of a noblewoman. The two form an unlikely bond of friendship as they delve into the dead woman's secrets. But when he becomes the prime suspect, Seol may be the only one capable of discovering what truly happened on the night of the murder. In a land where silence and obedience are valued above all else, curiosity can be deadly. -- adapted from jacket
Target audience
adolescent
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- Juvenile works
- Persecution
- Catholics -- Juvenile fiction
- Indentured servants -- Juvenile fiction
- Murder -- Fiction
- Indentured servants
- Fiction
- Indentured servants -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- History
- Brothers and sisters
- Detective and mystery stories
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Murder
- Murder -- Juvenile fiction
- Catholics -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- 1392-1910
- Mystery and detective stories
- Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Juvenile fiction
- Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Fiction
- Korea
- Police
- Persecution -- Fiction
- Police -- Fiction
- Persecution -- Juvenile fiction
- Catholics
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- Creator1
- Genre5
- Subject28
- Juvenile works
- Persecution
- Catholics -- Juvenile fiction
- Indentured servants -- Juvenile fiction
- Murder -- Fiction
- Indentured servants
- Fiction
- Indentured servants -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- History
- Brothers and sisters
- Detective and mystery stories
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Murder
- Murder -- Juvenile fiction
- Catholics -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- 1392-1910
- Mystery and detective stories
- Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Juvenile fiction
- Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Fiction
- Korea
- Police
- Persecution -- Fiction
- Police -- Fiction
- Persecution -- Juvenile fiction
- Catholics
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1