Order of Inspector O Books
Inspector O is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels by American novelist James Church. Inspector O is an elusive and mysterious detective based in North Korea, where he finds himself mixed in with various conspiracies and cover-ups. The series has been referred to as “an unusually nuanced and detailed portrait” of North Korean society.
James Church began his Inspector O series in 2006 with the novel A Corpse in the Koryo. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of James Church’s Inspector O books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Inspector O Books
A Corpse in the Koryo | (2006) | |
Hidden Moon | (2007) | |
Bamboo and Blood | (2008) | |
The Man with the Baltic Stare | (2010) | |
A Drop of Chinese Blood | (2012) | |
The Gentleman from Japan | (2016) |