Second Nature by Joyce Carol Oates - ISBN: 9781835415467
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Oates’s dark reflections: murder, betrayal, and hidden identities reborn.
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  • Paperback

    640 pages

  • Release Date

    2 February 2027

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Summary

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF PSEUDONYMOUS SUSPENSE FROM JOYCE CAROL OATES

Four decades ago, acclaimed literary author Joyce Carol Oates penned her first novel of psychological suspense under the name “Rosamond Smith.” In the Smith books, Oates explored themes of betrayal and deception, lust and murder, through stories involving twins, doubles, and hidden second identities—initially, keeping her own double identity a secret. Hard Case Crime is proud to bring these extraordinary works of cri…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781835415467
ISBN-10:1835415466
Author:Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Imprint:Hard Case Crime
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:640
Release Date:2 February 2027
Weight:255g
Dimensions:55mm x 130mm x 198mm
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Second Nature by Joyce Carol Oates - ISBN: 9781835415467
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Oates is one of the greatest writers among us today.”
- Gillian Flynn

“[She] could become the world’s Number One mystery writer easily.”
- Elmore Leonard

“Mesmerizing…calls to mind a David Lynch film.”
- New York Times

“A brilliant writer.”
- Time

About The Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 70 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism. Her national bestsellers include We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde.

Among her many honors are the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the National Book Award. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

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