Minseok

Some anger cannot be contained. Some justice cannot wait for the law. Minseok has endured it all: the humiliation at Seoul's prestigious Hann & Associates, the smirking rival who steals his credit, the abusive senior partner who treats him like dirt. A Seoul National law graduate reduced to defending the indefensible-wealthy criminals who destroy lives and walk free on technicalities. When he accidentally shatters his late grandmother's clay dokkaebi-an ancient protective spirit from her village-he repairs it with trembling hands and years of compressed rage sealed into every crack. That night, the doll wakes up. What begins as protection quickly becomes something darker. The dokkaebi feeds on Minseok's anger, learning from his memories, hunting those who've wronged him. His rival. His tormentor. But when Minseok realizes he can direct this ancient power, he faces an intoxicating choice: use the creature to balance the scales his corrupt legal system refuses to tip. By day, he's a rising attorney defending the guilty. By night, he ensures they face consequences the law won't deliver. But some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. Some hunger, once fed, cannot be satisfied. And Minseok is about to discover that the line between justice and vengeance disappears in the dark-along with the man he used to be. A chilling Korean supernatural thriller about rage, corruption, and the price of playing god. For readers who loved Qimilaq by Tommy Joss and The Tiger That Time Forgot by Hwak Yun, and morally complex antiheroes who make you question everything you believe about justice.