High Crime Area - Tales of Darkness and Dread

From Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of Blonde, now a major motion picture, comes a collection of darkly compelling tales.

A young professor is convinced she's being followed, but when she confronts her shadow all is not as it seems.
A promising student attempts to save her brother from his descent into madness, but finds there may be more to his world than hers.
An elderly nun is found dead in her care home, but was it old age or dark secrets that killed her?

These biting and beautiful stories force us to confront, one by one, the demons within.

Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:

'A writer of extraordinary strengths.' Guardian
'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' Sunday Express
'Both haunting and sublime.' Literary Review
'Splendidly chilling.' Financial Times
'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' Booklist

About the author

Joyce Carol Oates

Summary

From Joyce Carol Oates comes a collection of darkly compelling tales that force us to confront, one by one, the demons within.

Foreword

From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a collection of darkly compelling tales.

Additional text

Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday

Product details

• Authors: Joyce Carol Oates
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.04.2022
• EAN: 9781801102957
• ISBN: 978-1-80110-295-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Short Stories, Fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Psychological thriller, Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary