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Flint Kill Creek : stories of mystery and suspense / Joyce Carol Oates.

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (author.). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Flint Kill Creek. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Phlebotomist. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Heiress. The hireling. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Weekday. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : ***. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Friend of my heart. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Bone marrow donor. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Happy Christmas. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Nice girl. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Mick & Minn. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Late love. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Container of (work) : Siren:1999. (Added Author).

Summary:

"These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates, collected here for the first time, showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense. A young, insecure woman finds her relationship changing as she grows more and more dependent on a man who likes to take her on long walks beside a dangerously roaring creek. Another woman, nervous around men, not quite knowing how to act when paid a compliment, becomes flustered when a doctor suggests they go out for coffee, or possibly a drink. She finally decides that she will join him when he suggests they meet at his home. A man is so forgetful that his wife panics and yells into his phone, asking where their daughter has gone. A young man is curious to see why sirens have filled the night and the police arrest him, beginning an unimaginable nightmare. A woman resents that a colleague has achieved greater success and thinks she ought to do something about it. It is impossible to know where a story by the creative genius of Joyce Carol Oates will end and what frightening paths will lead to that end"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781613165577
  • ISBN: 1613165579
  • Physical Description: 256 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Mysterious Press edition.
  • Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"'Flint Kill Creek' and 'Friend of My Heart' appeared in Conjunctions. 'The Nice Girl' and 'Mick & Minn' originally appeared in Boulevard and was reprinted in Pushcart Prize XLIX: The Best of Small Presses. 'The Phlebotomist,' 'The Siren: 1999,' "The Heiress. The Hireling,' and 'Bone Marrow Donor' appeared in Ellery Queen. 'Weekday' appeared in Salmagundi. '***' was first published in a different form as 'The Appointment' in Weird Fiction Review. 'Happy Christmas' appeared, in a shorter version, in Vanity Fair. 'Late Love' appeared in The New Yorker." -- Page 258.
Formatted Contents Note:
Flint Kill Creek -- The phlebotomist -- The heiress. The hireling -- Weekday -- *** -- Friend of my heart -- Bone marrow donor -- Happy Christmas -- The nice girl -- Mick & Minn -- Late love -- The siren: 1999.

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Subject: Women > Fiction.
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Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library OATES (Joyce) (Text) 37814003687291 FICTION - NEW MYSTERY Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview FIC OAT (Text) 37620001034950 Adult Fiction Available -

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