Petty Lies
(Paperback, Unabridged edition)
Publishing Details
Petty Lies
By (Author) Sulmi Bak
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Raven Books
3rd March 2026
Unabridged edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Thriller: serial killers
Epistolary fiction / fictional diaries
Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Psychological thriller
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
Im writing to you regarding the murder of your son...
The mother.
The brother.
The tutor.
The son.
This story has four voices. Four versions. And no happy endings.
Content warning: this books contains instances of strong animal abuse and death
Author Bio
Born in 1984, Sulmi Bak, who also goes by the name Park Seol-mi, majored in journalism and has worked as a writer for Korea's top gaming company. Petty Lies is her debut novel and was published first as an ebook and reissued by popular demand in paper in 2021, going on to sell 20,000 copies and winning several prestigious awards.
