The Red Palace by June Hur

The Red Palace

June Hur

Square Fish · Paperback · May 14, 2024

June Hur, New York Times-bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves, returns with The Red Palace—a third evocative, atmospheric historical mystery perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Kerri Maniscalco.

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Who it’s for
A historical mystery with enough political edge to stay lively in study or staging.
Genres
YA Mysteries, Historical YA - Asia, Royalty Stories for Teens
Published
Square Fish, May 14, 2024

About this book

June Hur, New York Times-bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves, 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.

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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. Also by June Hur The Silence of Bones The Forest of Stolen Girls A Crane Among Wolves Behind Five Willows

Historical Intrigue

A historical mystery with enough political edge to stay lively in study or staging.

Come here for

  • historical mystery tension
  • classroom-friendly drama

Expect

  • Renaissance-era atmosphere
  • history-forward intrigue

Where it sits

Historical YA - Asia68%
YA Mysteries62%
Royalty Stories for Teens34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical YA - Asia
  • YA Mysteries
  • Royalty Stories for Teens
Authors
June Hur
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
May 14, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Historical YA - Asia