The Red Palace

Author's Name: John Hoare

If you enter this palace, it's either death or salvation, which makes you another ghost living within its walls... Joseon Kingdom, Korea, 1758. Options for illegitimate girls in the capital are few, but through hard work and study, 17-year-old Hyeon secures a position as a palace nurse. All it takes is keeping her head down and doing her job well, and perhaps she will finally earn the approval of her estranged father. But Hyeon suddenly finds herself embroiled in the dark and dangerous world of court politics. When someone murders four women in one night, the prime suspect turns out to be her closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her mentor's innocence, Hyeon begins her own secret investigation. Along the way, she meets Eugene, a young police inspector who is also searching for the killer. Evidence begins to emerge, and fingers point to the crown prince himself. Hyeon teams up with Eugene to plumb the palace's dark corners and uncover the deadly secrets behind all this bloodshed.