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From the towering imagination of Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of BLONDE, now a major motion picture, comes a psychologically complex thriller examining the fine line between genius and madness.Andrew J. Rush is a successful mystery writer with twenty-eight novels to his name. He has a loving wife, three grown children, and is well-known in his small New Jersey town for his charitable work.But Andrew J. Rush is hiding a dark secret. Under the pseudonym Jack of Spades, he has penned another string of novels – dark tales of murder, lust and madness.When a court order arrives accusing him of plagarism, Rush fears his secret may be exposed. And unbidden, in the back of his mind, the Jack of Spades starts plotting his survival.Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:‘A writer of extraordinary strengths.’ Guardian ‘Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.’ Sunday Express ‘Both haunting and sublime.’ Literary Review ‘Splendidly chilling.’ Financial Times
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Andrew J. Rush has achieved the kind of commercial success most authors only dream about: a top agent, a publisher in New York, and 28 mystery novels to his name. He has a loving wife, three grown children, and is well-known in his small New Jersey town for his generosity. But Andrew’s hiding a dark secret. Under the pseudonym Jack of Spades, he once penned another string of novels – dark, violent, masochistic tales of murder, lust and madness. When a court order arrives accusing him of plagarism, he fears his secret may be exposed. Unbidden, in the back of his mind, the Jack of Spades starts plotting his survival.
Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 cm |
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Cover | Paperback |
Pages | 224 |
Language | English |
Edition | Reprint |
Dewey | 813.54 (edition:23) |
Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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