Death... lies... secrets... twenty-six summers in which he did not have the courage to face the past. Han-joo is an artist at the peak of his fame. On his forty-third birthday, he awakens to find that his devoted wife has disappeared, leaving behind a soon-to-be-published novel she wrote in secret about the sordid past and questionable morals of an artist with a similar path to his. His life is now on the verge of collapse and the demons of his past are about to emerge. Why did his wife do that? Why now specifically? A powerful, realistic psychological thriller novel in which the author excels at portraying the truth motivated by deep and painful feelings...a wonderful picture for distracted minds. An interesting mystery brilliantly written, with complex characters.