A double dose of gripping psychological suspense, pairing two complete novels and two rare short stories, from six-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates. Two serial killers – one female, one male – murder in the name of a higher cause. Ideal for fans of Alice Munro, Ann Patchett and Anne Tyler.
This omnibus includes:
STARR BRIGHT WILL BE WITH YOU SOON: Exotic dancer who moonlights as a serial killer of men who mistreat her travels across the country to hole up with her straitlaced twin sister and elude the law. “The Murderess”: Teen girl’s ambivalent relationship to older female relative who killed her husband. SOUL/MATE: Handsome young male serial killer falls for older woman and starts killing to further her interests. “An Unsolved Crime”: Old man remembers killing stepfather who abused his sister when they were children
“Oates is one of the greatest writers among us today.” Gillian Flynn
“[She] could become the world’s Number One mystery writer easily.” Elmore Leonard
“Mesmerizing…calls to mind a David Lynch film.” New York Times
A double dose of gripping psychological suspense, pairing two complete novels and two rare short stories, from six-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates. Two serial killers – one female, one male – murder in the name of a higher cause. Ideal for fans of Alice Munro, Ann Patchett and Anne Tyler.
This omnibus includes:
STARR BRIGHT WILL BE WITH YOU SOON: Exotic dancer who moonlights as a serial killer of men who mistreat her travels across the country to hole up with her straitlaced twin sister and elude the law. “The Murderess”: Teen girl’s ambivalent relationship to older female relative who killed her husband. SOUL/MATE: Handsome young male serial killer falls for older woman and starts killing to further her interests. “An Unsolved Crime”: Old man remembers killing stepfather who abused his sister when they were children
Praise
“Oates is one of the greatest writers among us today.” Gillian Flynn
“[She] could become the world’s Number One mystery writer easily.” Elmore Leonard
“Mesmerizing…calls to mind a David Lynch film.” New York Times
