{"product_id":"the-midnight-shift-by-cheon-seon-ran-translated-by-gene-png","title":"The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran \u0026 translated by Gene Png","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the 2026 Locus Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bestseller in Korea, a biting, fast-paced vampire murder mystery exploring queer love and the consequences of loneliness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of the sixth-floor window, Su-Yeon doesn't understand why she's the only one at her precinct that seems to care. But her colleagues at the police force dismiss the case as a series of unfortunate suicides due to the patients' loneliness. But Su-Yeon doesn't have the privilege of looking away: her dearest friend, Grandma Eun-Shim, lives on the sixth floor, and Su-Yeon is terrified that something will happento her next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Su-Yeon begins her investigation alone, she runs into a mysterious woman named Violette at the crime scene. Violette claims to be a vampire hunter, searching for her ex-lover, Lily, and is insistent that a \u003ci\u003evampire\u003c\/i\u003e is behind the mysterious deaths. Su-Yeon is skeptical at first, but when a fifth victim jumps from the window, her investigation reveals the body was completely drained of blood. Desperate to discover the cause of the deaths, Su-Yeon considers Violette's explanation-that something supernatural is involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping mystery, overflowing with commentary about societal isolation and loneliness, the sharp knife of grief, and the effects of marginalization, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWoman, Eating\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lover of sci-fi always dreaming of the universe and waiting for aliens, \u003cstrong\u003eCheon Seon-Ran\u003c\/strong\u003e made her debut with BROKEN BRIDGE in 2019. She was awarded the Grand Prize in the 4th Korea Sci-Fi Literature Awards for her novel A THOUSAND BLUES. She's continued writing novels since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Png\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator and illustrator based in Seoul. She was awarded the Grand Prize in Poetry at the 53rd The Korea Times' Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards and is a mentee of Anton Hur (translator of \u003ci\u003eI Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003c\/i\u003e ).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booktique","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46127649194044,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4879\/8012\/files\/9781639735761_cfl.jpg?v=1788550918","url":"https:\/\/www.booktique.ca\/products\/the-midnight-shift-by-cheon-seon-ran-translated-by-gene-png","provider":"Booktique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}