The Boy Who Heard Seoul

A man wakes at 4:51 every morning on the North Island of New Zealand. He can name the pitch of any sound he hears. The bird in the third tree sings B-flat. The fridge hums E. The waterfall holds D. He was a K-pop producer in Seoul. Sixty million streams. The songs kept his voice. The industry did not keep him. There was a woman. He is not certain of this. There was an alley in Queens. He is certain of that. Seven days. A stranger with wrong chords. Six words that reframe the entire book. A body in the harbour. A baseball bat. Saga 1 of 2. The tui does not care whether anyone is listening. Monochrome psychological thriller by Ar. Kaushik Bose. Content notice (16+): depicts racial violence, sexual assault, mental illness.