The Barrens by Joyce Carol Oates

The Barrens

Joyce Carol Oates

320 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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In this gripping psychological thriller, Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times best-selling author and one of the most versatile and original voices in contemporary American fiction, delivers a startling, complex tale of a serial killer and the people...

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dark 100%

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