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Extenuating circumstances : stories of crime and suspense / Joyce Carol Oates.

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (author.). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Death of Mrs. Sheer. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- In the warehouse. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- By the river. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Queen of the night. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Revenge of the foot, 1970. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Doll. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Little wife. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Yarrow. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Haunted. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Death Valley. (Added Author).

Summary:
"Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date. These tales have not appeared in any form this century--until now; formally fresh and endlessly experimental, they show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so. But beyond their stylistic ingenuity, these are creepy, suspenseful stories that cut straight to the bone; their darkness will linger long after the final page is turned"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1613163150
  • ISBN: 9781613163153
  • Physical Description: vi, 517 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Mysterious Press edition.
  • Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Death of Mrs. Sheer -- In the warehouse -- By the river -- Queen of the night -- Revenge of the foot, 1970 -- Doll -- Little wife -- Yarrow -- Hunted -- Death Valley -- Craps -- Family -- Ladies and gentlemen: -- Why don't you come live with me, it's time -- The buck -- The model -- Extenuating circumstances -- The girl who was to die -- Poor Bibi -- The undesirable table -- The hand-puppet -- Valentine -- The collector of hearts -- The sons of Angus MacElster.
Subject: Victims of crimes > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Assassins > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Short stories.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library MYS OATES (Text) 50686016197761 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F OAT (Text) 35010001096377 Adult Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library FIC OATES (Text) 35031301227520 Adult Fiction Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults OAT Fiction (Text) 34217000894451 Adult Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Oates (Text) 39427103669149 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
New Oxford Library FIC OATES JOYCE CAROL (Text)
Endowment: G. Radcliffe and Marian B. Schultz Named Endowment, 2022
35740635857865 Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library OATES, JOYCE (Text) 34455006924811 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009617722 Adult Fiction Available -
Clymer Library FIC OAT (Text) 32596000520931 Adult Fiction Available -
Dingman Township Library F OAT (Text) 30352101338290 Fiction Available -


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