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Babysitter

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, 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, is a thrilling work of contemporary fiction.BabysitterBabysitter

‘Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going, as far as I’m concerned’ Gillian Flynn, author ofGone Girl

‘Joyce Carol Oates is a writer who always takes your breath away'Mail on Sunday

'A writer of extraordinary strengths'Guardian

‘A page-turner … nothing less than magical’Observer ‘An extraordinary slice of suburban noir’Daily Mail


Authors:

  • Joyce Carol Oates
  • Max Meyers

Narrators:

  • Cassandra Campbell
  • Kirby Heybourne

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  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 17 h 21 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Crime
  • Noir crime
  • Fiction
  • Contemporary fiction
  • Romance
  • Romantic suspense
  • Feel-good and romance
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  • Suspense
  • Thrillers

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    Joyce Carol Oates

    Joyce Carol Oates is a novelist, critic, playwright, poet and author of short stories and one of America’s most respected literary figures. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including and . She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Princeton University and a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction.

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