Seven Years of Darkness
​​by You-jeong Jeong

Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2020--CRIMEREADS, BUSTLE, and AARP.org

When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, the police immediately begin their investigation. At the same time, three men—the girl’s father and two security guards at the nearby dam, each of whom has something to hide about the night of her death—find themselves in an elaborate game of cat and mouse as they race to uncover what happened to her, without revealing their own closely guarded secrets.

After a final showdown at the dam results in a mass tragedy, one of the guards is convicted of murder and sent to prison. For seven years, his son, Sowon, lives in the shadow of his father’s shocking and inexplicable crime. When he receives a package that promises to reveal at last what really happened at Seryong Lake, Sowon must confront a present danger he never knew existed.

Dark, disturbing, and full of twists and turns, Seven Years of Darkness is the riveting new novel from the internationally celebrated author of The Good Son.

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Reviews

"You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon . . . Genuinely surprising and ultimately satisfying . . . Seven Years of Darkness [bolsters] the case for Jeong as one among the best at writing psychological suspense."
--Los Angeles Times

"A dark exploration of human connections, this beautifully written redemption story holds strong appeal for fans of Yrsa Sigurardóttir’s haunting, atmospheric thrillers."
—Booklist (starred)
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"Riveting . . . This twisty tale reinforces Jeong's place as the queen of South Korean thrillers."
--Publishers Weekly

"A moody and multifaceted psychological thriller."
—Kirkus Reviews

"Seven Years in Darkness is wonderfully atmospheric; the description of a night dive through an underwater village is a tour de force. The handling of the core themes of domestic violence, alcoholism and broken dreams, meanwhile, is both sensitive and hard-hitting."
​—The Guardian