
Kim Junghyun
김정현
Born in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in 1957, Kim Junghyun worked as a police detective for 13 years before turning to writing. His first novel, Hamjeong (함정The Trap), published in 1991, is led by a police detective who stands up against corruption in political circles. Kim has stated that he was moved to write Hamjeong after witnessing a colleague being arrested as a scapegoat while he was in the force. Four months later, without any prior writing experience, his first novel was finished. Kim's second novel, Museomsinhwa (무섬신화 Myth of Museom), also features a police officer as its protagonist.