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The female of the species
tales of mystery and suspense
By Oates, Joyce Carol & Penzler, Otto
- ISBN
- 978-0-15101-179-7
- Publisher
- Orlando : Harcourt, c2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2005
Oates's (The Falls ) short stories are usually dark, edgy affairs, and this collection offers more in that vein. Nine narratives all center on women flirting with death. In some, the female characters are murderers, e.g., "So Help Me God," in which Lucretia's husband, Luke, phones her when she's home alone and preten...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
