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BABYSITTER - JOYCE CAROL OATES TASCHENBUCH

'A page-turner ... nothing less than magical' Observer 'An extraordinary slice of suburban
noir' Daily Mail From one of America's most renowned storytellers comes a novel about love and
deceit  and lust and redemption  against a background of child abductions in the affluent
suburbs of Detroit. In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s  in the wake of unsolved killings
that have shocked Detroit  the lives of several residents are drawn together  with tragic
consequences. There is Hannah  wife of a prominent local businessman  who has begun an affair
with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive  Mikey  a canny street
hustler who finds himself on an unexpected mission to rectify injustice  and the serial killer
known as Babysitter  an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. As
Babysitter continues his rampage of killings  these individuals intersect with one another in
startling and unexpected ways. Suspenseful  brilliantly orchestrated and engrossing  Babysitter
is a starkly narrated exploration of the riskiness of pursuing alternate lives  calling into
question how far we are willing to go to protect those whom we cherish most. In its scathing
indictment of corrupt politics  unexamined racism  and the enabling of sexual predation in
America  Babysitter is a thrilling work of contemporary fiction. 'Simply the most consistently
inventive  brilliant  curious and creative writer going  as far as I'm concerned' Gillian Flynn
author of Gone Girl 'Joyce Carol Oates is a writer who always takes your breath away' Mail on
Sunday 'A writer of extraordinary strengths' Guardian

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