The Old Woman with the Knife by Pyong-mo Ku 280 pp. translated by Chi-Young Kim
Hornclaw is sixty-five years old and coming to the end of her career as a hired assassin for the company started by her and a former business partner. She is slowing down and facing retirement when she will cash out her share of the business. But she is not ready to leave her lifelong career just yet. For decades she has been a ruthlessly efficient killer, dispatching her targets swiftly and avoiding any personal entanglements with them. Now there is a young assassin working for the company who has it in for Hornclaw and she doesn't know why. He seems determined to drive her out of the business. When Hornclaw makes a mistake and is injured, it brings into contact with a young doctor and his extended family. Soon all of them are in danger. This unusual story is fast moving and I found myself sympathizing with the main character in spite of her profession. We women of a certain age have to stick together I guess.
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