The Housemaid
Native title: 하우스메이드
Series: Book 1
Author: McFadden, Freida
Genre: Thriller
Year: 2023 | Pages: 388 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91639
Translated
I moved into a billionaire's home as a housekeeper, hiding my criminal record. But I wasn't the only one harboring a secret.
After weeks of living and eating in the backseat of a car after my release, I finally had a last chance: a job as a housekeeper in a wealthy family. It didn't matter that I had to live in a cramped attic with no windows and a door that could only be locked from the outside.
My first task was to clean up the kitchen, which my landlady, Nina, always dressed in white, had left in shambles. This routine continued, but Nina seemed oblivious to her actions, and rumors spread that she was mentally ill. Despite all the bizarre demands, I persevered, working to avoid being fired.
Then one day, a taciturn foreign gardener spoke to me with a serious expression. I couldn't understand it, but I later looked it up and found it meant 'danger'. Immediately afterward, I tried to turn the handle to leave the attic, but the door suddenly wouldn't open. 'Are they locking me in? Let's calm down'.
They still don't know my secret: who I really am and what I can do
Jikigo sipeun maeumui danpyeon
Native title: 지키고 싶은 마음의 단편 (斷片)
Translated title: Fragments of a Heart I Want to Protect
Author: Su-su, Kim
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2026 | Pages: 168 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91659
Six fragments of a scattered heart, a collection of short stories weaving together moments we hope will never disappear
At some point in our lives, we face a question deep within our hearts: What do I wish to hold onto?
This collection chronicles the moments of those who, amidst fading relationships, wavering daily lives, and perhaps even lost dreams, ultimately embrace a single heart. We invite you on this quiet journey to discover how a single, tiny piece of our heart can transform our lives, and how far we're willing to go to protect what we long to protect
Wonangui kkum
Native title: 원앙의 꿈 현대문학 짧은 이야기 10
Translated title: The Dream of Mandarin Ducks
Author: Hoon, Sim
Genre: Social Novel / Short Stories
Year: 2026 | Pages: 220 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91648
Sim Hoon, a modern Korean novelist, is renowned for his lyrical yet realistic portrayals of human experiences of love, marriage, loss, and frustration amidst the oppressive reality of colonial Korea.
His masterpiece, 'The Dream of Mandarin Ducks', calmly depicts the gradual collapse of characters who dream of ideal love before the walls of social conditions and institutions, strikingly revealing that love cannot be sustained solely by individual emotions.
Rather than directly denouncing the grand tragedies of an era, Sim Hoon's novels naturally reveal the weight of reality through the cracks in the emotions and relationships of individuals living in that era. He unfailingly captures the social pressures and human suffering that permeate the private realms of love and marriage, and delicately depicts how everyday choices and hesitations can alter the course of life.
He also captures moments of love's excitement and frustration, hope and resignation intersecting with restrained prose, quietly conveying the vulnerability and compassion felt by humans in the face of reality
Asatoho
Native title: 아사토호
Translated title: Everyone Disappears
Author: Niina, Satoshi
Genre: Horror
Year: 2026 | Pages: 340 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91642
Translated
Don't read a book by an unknown author. The story could consume you.
When Natsuhi was a child, her twin sister Aoba 'disappeared' right before her eyes. As time passed, everyone, including her parents, forgot Aoba's existence. The only people who remember her are her older sister, Natsuhi, and her childhood friend, Akito, who witnessed her disappearance.
Unable to forget her sister, Natsuhi becomes a college student, and one day, she hears that her thesis advisor has gone missing. The professor was researching a story called 'Asatoho', which existed during the Heian period but later disappeared. While tracking down the professor and the existence of the anonymous story 'Asatoho', Natsuhi reunites with her younger sister Aoba after over a decade, and together, the sisters set out to uncover the true identity of the professor and Asatoho...
This work isn't a typical Japanese horror story, evoking goosebumps with its predictable premise and poignant descriptions. Rather, it meticulously depicts the creeping dread that creeps in as one delves deeper into the truth about Asatoho, and the process of gradually approaching him despite the fear of the unknown, all while remaining unknowingly drawn to him. This work straddles the lines of mystery and horror, reality and fantasy
Bimil sogui bimil
Native title: 비밀 속의 비밀 2
Translated title: The Secret of Secrets
Series: Part 2
Author: Brown, Dan
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 504 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91638
Translated
Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she's been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon's world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the woman he loves.
But Prague is an old and dangerous city, steeped in folklore and mystery. For over two thousand years, the tides of history have washed back and forth over it, leaving behind echoes of everything that has gone before. Little can Langdon know that he is being stalked by a spectre from that dark past. He must use all of his arcane knowledge to decipher the world around him before he too is consumed by the rings of treachery and deception that have swallowed Katherine.
Against a backdrop of vast castles, towering churches, graveyards buried twelve deep and labyrinthine underground passages, Langdon must navigate a shadow city hiding in plain sight, a city which has successfully kept its secrets for centuries and will not readily deliver them. This is a battlefield unlike any he has previously experienced, one on which he must fight not for his only life, but for the future of humanity itself.
The Secret Of Secrets is Dan Brown's first novel for over eight years and sees the stunning return of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, this time pitting his wits against a conspiracy which will test even his considerable brainpower and take him to the edge of losing all that he holds dear
Dahji moshae talheun sarang
Native title: 닿지 못해 닳은 사랑
Translated title: Love Worn Out of Reach
Author: Hikorohi
Genre: Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 196 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91632
Translated
The first novel by the famous Japanese comedian Hikorohi has been published by Bungeishunju.
When we fall in love, we all become fools, repeating behaviors that are difficult to understand from an outsider's perspective. Women who like bad boys, men who like bad girls, those who are too clumsy to express themselves, and those who confess their feelings that are on the verge of bursting.
The characters in the work are ordinary people who are confused about the 'present moment', realize it too late, blame themselves, ultimately feel lonely, and somehow rationalize themselves and their circumstances.
'Love Worn Out of Reach' is a story that serves as a kind of inner confession of their inner selves.
Winner of the 31st Shimase Romance Literature Award
Keopigoedam
Native title: 커피괴담
Translated title: Coffee Ghost Story
Author: Riku, Onda
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 324 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91660
Translated
We invite you to 'Coffee Ghost Stories', a gathering of eerie ghost stories that unfold as they visit old Japanese cafes.
Record company producer Damon Tsukazaki receives an invitation one day from his friend Onoe in Kyoto. Braving the sweltering heat, Damon heads to an old Kyoto cafe, where he encounters Onoe and another friend, Mizushima. Onoe suggests to his friends, whom he hasn't seen in a while, that they hold a gathering called 'Coffee Ghost Stories', where they will tour cafes and tell each other ghost stories. Damon, unable to resist, sits down and listens...
The quiet moments of an old café, moments imbued with a strange energy, and the stories the author personally experienced and heard leave a gentle yet profound lingering impression, drawing the reader into a chilling world
Nabi buin sarin sageon
Native title: 나비 부인 살인 사건
Translated title: The Murder of Madame Butterfly
Author: Yokomizo, Seishi
Genre: Crime
Year: 2025 | Pages: 448 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91656
Translated
An actress's body was discovered in a contrabass case ahead of a performance of the opera 'Madame Butterfly'. A meticulously planned murder unfolds behind the scenes.
After a successful performance of 'Madame Butterfly' in Tokyo, the Hara Sakura Opera Troupe splits into two groups for the Osaka performance two days later. First, the troupe's leader and leading actress, the renowned soprano Hara Sakura, will head to Osaka with the advance party, while the rest of the troupe will take an overnight train to Osaka on the day of the performance and rehearse. However, for some reason, Hara Sakura disappears after checking in and leaving the hotel. She doesn't show up until the next rehearsal.
Meanwhile, the troupe discovers a contrabass at the entrance to the dressing room. However, the unexpected weight causes them to drop it, causing the case lid to open... Inside, instead of a contrabass, they find 'Madame Butterfly' Hara Sakura, covered in roses.
A colorful narrative, ingenious tricks, Yokomizo's challenge to the Western mystery masters
Deoreophyeojin seongji sunryee daehayeo
Native title: 더럽혀진 성지 순례에 대하여
Translated title: On the Defiled Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Author: Ji, Seth
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 304 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91661
Translated
Sethe Ji has established himself as a horror genius, topping bestseller lists with every work he releases.
This work tells the story of a freelance editor, seeking to secure the publication of a fan book for a YouTuber specializing in exploring haunted sites with a low subscriber base, recruiting a woman who can see ghosts.
Together, they revisit these haunted sites and fabricate content to suit the reader's tastes. With three-dimensional characters and a compelling plot, this novel transcends the horror genre and embodies the distinct qualities of a full-fledged mystery novel. The dialogue between the three characters, set in a ruined space, evokes a live broadcast, creating a uniquely immersive experience.
Furthermore, the author delicately probes the unspoken, brooding abyss, a tangible reality that everyone harbors, striking at the reader's most vulnerable points. If you've ever been swayed by malicious emotions like jealousy, hatred, or obsession, and found yourself in a chilling situation, do not open this book! Before you know it, you will be drawn into a cycle of cursed reincarnation, from which even death cannot escape
Wish
Native title: 위시
Author: Sparks, Nicholas
Genre: Romance
Year: 2023 | Pages: 488 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91636
Translated
Nicholas Sparks, who immediately rose to the top of the New York Times bestseller list upon publication and once again sparked the 'Sparks Syndrome' worldwide, has finally arrived in Korea with his new novel, 'Wish'.
Written on the 20th anniversary of his debut, this novel by the author, known as a master of classic romance and recognized for his masterful portrayal of modern American lyricism, is another masterpiece that captures the protagonist Maggie's great first love, miraculous encounter, and final Christmas wish.
Maggie, a renowned travel photographer with little time left, accidentally tells Mark, a new gallery employee, about a person who changed her life decades ago and an incident that winter. Thus, the story unfolds dazzlingly, traveling between New York City in 2019 and the seaside town of Ocracoke in 1996, and the pure and true love story of a distant yet vivid memory comes to life again.
Simultaneously, the thrilling yet intense life story, told with a calm, reflective eye, and the poignant twist at the end will warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes
