Bradley K. Martin Bücher

The story follows Heck Davis, a former journalist turned blues musician, who is pulled back into investigative work after witnessing the murder of a friend in North Korea. As he navigates the dangerous landscape, he faces threats to his own life while grappling with his mixed heritage as the son of a white father and Korean mother. His journey is marked by a blend of humor and grit, as he seeks to uncover the truth amidst the chaos and darkness of a regime steeped in secrecy.

"Subsisting on a diet short on food grains and long on lies, North Koreans have been indoctrinated from infancy to follow fanatically the despots Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader lifts North Korea's curtain of self-imposed isolation to offer in-depth portraits of its Orwellian leaders, taking readers inside a society that might seem to be from another planet." "This book is already being hailed as an Asian studies classic, rigorously researched and spellbinding in its storytelling. The chief U.S. envoy was photographed carrying his personal copy as he prepared to negotiate an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. Now revised and expanded for the paperback, Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader for many years to come will define a Spartan, stubbornly enigmatic society. Book jacket."--Jacket