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The Barrens
The Barrens
Author: Rosamond Smith, Joyce Carol Oates
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 that his ghastly crimes touch—and transform. People like Matt McBride. Matt was barely out of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786710386
ISBN-10: 0786710381
Publication Date: 7/25/2002
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An eerie, suspenseful tale of a serial killer, centering on the abduction of a young woman in a wealthy community in New Jersey. A psychological thriller that moves at a quick pace to a surprising conclusion.
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I prefer author's upstate New York locations, but this New Jersey location fitted the story. Like all of Oates's books, the whole thing comes together at the end. Also like her books, it is the characters and their emotions that intrigue the reader. Not my favorite of her books, but well written and certainly a worthwhile read.


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