In this first part of her Gothic mystery trillogy, best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates introduces Xavier Kilgarvan: romantic hero and amateur detective. He must discover who has murdered an innocent babe while it slept in his mother's arms. This turn-of-the-century tale of monstrous deeds and heart-stopping suspense will leave you eagerly looking for the next Kilgarvan case.
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"This is like the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo before the Dragon Tattoo--only better! All the ingredients are here--family secrets, murder, a human detective fed a daily overdiet of Sherlock and Poe's Dupin--i. e.: something for every JCO fan!" — Edward (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is like the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo before the Dragon Tattoo--only better! All the ingredients are here--family secrets, murder, a human detective fed a daily overdiet of Sherlock and Poe's Dupin--i. e.: something for every JCO fan!"
" as per usual a delightful, sensitive writing. "
" Excellent book about different murder mysteries related to real life cases! "
Joyce Carol Oates, an award-winning author of fiction, nonfiction, short stories, plays, and novellas, is the author of some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including two New York Times bestsellers. Her books have won the National Book Award, O. Henry Award, the Jerusalem Prize, and the National Humanities Medal, among others. Her work has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize several times. She has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.
John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.
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