Double Trouble - by Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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

Review Quotes

"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 brilliant writer." Time

About the Author

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 70 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. Among her many honors are the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the National Book Award. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.